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Héctor Camacho. Héctor Luís Camacho Matías (May 24, 1962 – November 24, 2012), commonly known by his nickname " Macho " Camacho, was a Puerto Rican professional boxer and entertainer. Known for his quickness in the ring and flamboyant style, [2] Camacho competed professionally from 1980 to 2010, and was a world champion in three weight ...
Hector Camacho Sr., and Edwin Rosario, meanwhile, were veterans who were still active, in Rosario's case, until his death in December 1997. Also by this time, Molina had been a three-time world Junior-Lightweight champion, as WBO and then IBF champion in 1989 [93] [116] when he beat first Juan Laporte and then Tony Lopez , and then in 1992 ...
Camacho wins via 5th-round TKO. Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Héctor Camacho, billed as Defying the Odds, was a professional boxing match contested between former five-division world champion Sugar Ray Leonard and defending IBC middleweight champion Héctor Camacho. The bout took place on March 1, 1997 at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New ...
Five men have been charged for the brutal 2012 murder of boxing great Hector "Macho" Camacho. […] The post 5 Men Charged In Murder Of Former Boxing Great appeared first on The Spun.
Leonard never looked very good in a fight again and retired for good after being stopped by Hector Camacho Sr. in an ill-advised comeback bout in 1997.
Héctor Machito Camacho Herrera Jr. (born September 20, 1978) is an American-born Puerto Rican and Mexican professional boxer and published writer residing in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. He started boxing professionally at the age of 18. He is the son of the late three-time world champion Héctor "Macho" Camacho and the nephew of Felix ...
Julio César Chávez González ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxuljo ˈsesaɾ ˈtʃaβes ɣonˈsales]; born July 12, 1962), also known as Julio César Chávez Sr., is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 2005. A multiple-time world champion in three weight divisions, [4] Chávez was listed by The Ring magazine as the world ...
Minutes later, Camacho was announced as winner and still WBC world Lightweight champion by a split decision (scores of 115–113 twice for Camacho, and 114–113 for Rosario). [2] The fight's result proved controversial, Puerto Ricans and other boxing fans who saw the fight have argued about the scoring ever since.