Hector Camacho senior

Hector Camacho
Data
Birth Name	Héctor Luis Camacho Matías
Weight class	medium weight
nationality	Puerto Rican
birthday	May 24, 1962
place of birth	Bayamón
Date of death	November 24, 2012
Place of death	San Juan
style	Legal display
size	1.69 m
Combat Statistics
Struggles	88
Victories	79
Knockout victories	38
Defeats	6th
draw	3

Hector Luis Camacho Sr. (born May 24, 1962 in Bayamón , Puerto Rico , † November 24, 2012 in San Juan ), nicknamed Macho Camacho, was a Puerto Rican professional boxer and WBC world champion in super feather and lightweight, as well as two-time WBO -World champion in light welterweight.

Amateur career

As an amateur, he played 100 fights, of which he won 96. He won three times the New York Golden Gloves and twice the Intercity Golden Gloves.

Professional career

South African Camacho began his super featherweight career in 1980. At first he boxed almost exclusively in New York. Camacho was characterized by great speed, taker qualities and a good overview, but he lacked clout. Because of his extrovert demeanor he was nicknamed "Macho Camacho".

In the twelfth fight he won a WBC building title called NABF and then repeatedly beat unbeaten build-up opponents - Louis Loy (15-0), Melvin Paul (15-0), Greg Coverson (32-0), Irleis Perez (26-0) .

On August 7, 1983, he succeeded in winning the vacant WBC super featherweight title against Rafael Limon by technical knockout in the fifth round. After Camacho defended the title against Rafael Solis, he laid him down to move up a weight class.

lightweight

In the fight for the WBC lightweight title, he met the Mexican southpaw José Luis Ramírez in August 1985 . After Camacho had already sent his opponent to the ground in the third round, he finally became the winner on points and thus the new world champion.

In June 1986 he met his compatriot Edwin Rosario while defending his title . Camacho took many heavy hits, but did not go down. The verdict of the judges, who saw him just ahead at the end of the fight, was controversial. The Rosario fight is generally considered to be the turning point in his career. So said the Ring Magazine that Camacho has since had no real wish. Around this time, his drug use also escalated, and you saw him in the headlines more often than during training. He also recorded a single: I'm not a visitor . Nevertheless, he was able to successfully defend his title against Olympic champion Howard Davis .

Light welterweight

He boxed (now light welterweight) only four times until 1989. His fight against Ray Mancini in March 1989 brought him the WBO title of the class but little recognition, because Mancini was a former lightweight on the decline, the result was very close and the newly introduced WBO title was then in America as B -Title to even take the fight was a sign of weakness. Against Vinny Pazienza it was enough to win in 1990, but against Greg Haugen he lost for the first time in his professional career. A point was deducted from him at the beginning of the twelfth round because he refused to touch Haugen's glove as is the custom before the last round, otherwise the fight would have ended in a draw. He could win the direct rematch. Nevertheless, the defeat made him an attractive opponent for other big names, as he now appeared to be absolutely beatable and was well marketable due to his fame and good looks. With that he got one high-value fight after the other in the 90s, without any performance.

In 1992 he was beaten by WBC world champion Julio César Chavez , in 1994 by his compatriot and IBF world champion Félix Trinidad , each on points.

In 1996 and 1997 he won the "senior duels" against Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard in his last fight, which brought him a lucrative fight against the WBC welterweight champion Óscar de la Hoya in September 1997 , but which he lost significantly on points.

predecessor	Office	successor
Bobby Chacon	Super featherweight boxing champion ( WBC ) August 7, 1983 - 1984	Julio César Chavez

predecessor	Office	successor
José Luis Ramírez	World lightweight boxing champion ( WBC ) August 10, 1985 - 1987	José Luis Ramírez

predecessor	Office	successor
-	Light welterweight boxing champion ( WBO ) March 6, 1989 - February 23, 1991	Greg Haugen

predecessor	Office	successor
Greg Haugen	Light welterweight boxing champion ( WBO ) May 18, 1991-1992	Carlos González

After the career, death

Problems with drugs , alcohol, and domestic violence have been reported in Camacho's life outside the ring . On November 20, 2012, he and a friend, a drug trafficker known to the police , were gunned down by an unknown person in Bayamón . His friend died. In Camacho came as a result of gunshot wounds - the bullet destroyed the fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae and broke with the violation of carotid blood flow to the brain - the brain death one. His family decided to end life support in the clinic on November 22, 2012, and his death was reported that same day. On November 24, 2012, however, this obviously turned out to be a false report, as the official declaration of death was only made on that day.

Web links

• Hector Camacho senior in the BoxRec database
• Wolfgang Oswald: Whom the hour strikes - the rise and fall of Hector Camacho

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Falleció el ex boxeador Macho Camacho - Pelea perdida (Spanish) on www.futbol.com.uy of 22 November 2012 called on November 22, 2012
2. ^ Fallció Macho Camacho por un paro cardíaco - Lo inevitable (Spanish) on www.futbol.com.uy of November 24, 2012, accessed on November 24, 2012