A man thought to be Britain's first openly gay boxer went from taking part in a pageant to winning a fight in just a week - and wants to fight internet trolls who judge him online. Warehouse worker Mike Turner, 29, is following in the footsteps of his father and brother - who were both boxers.
After coming second in the Mr Gay England pageant on August 20, just seven days later competed in SM Fightclub's event at MECA in Swindon, Wiltshire. Mike was able to complete the match and win.
"On the night, in my head, I thought people would think that I couldn't win the fight because I'm a gay man", he said. "I had a lot of self-doubts; I thought people would expect me to lose. I don't think I was treated differently because I'm gay, but I do think people underestimated me."
