Another barrier has been knocked out in sport - New Zealander Benjamin Watt is believed to be the first ever openly-gay male professional boxing judge.

New Zealand

He judged his first ever fights at the Weekend Warriors event in Auckland last night.
At 23, he is also believed to be the youngest current judge on the circuit.

Watt tells GayNZ.com his love for boxing was sparked when he was eight-years-old and watched the “Royal Rampage” 2000 David Tua vs Lennox Lewis fight, which went 12 rounds and near stopped the nation.

“From that I just fell in love with boxing.”

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