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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 classes.
4-division world champion. 3-division world champion. Result. De La Hoya wins via 12-round unanimous decision (120-105, 120-106, 118-108) Oscar De La Hoya vs. Hector Camacho, billed as Opposites Attack, was a professional boxing match contested on September 13, 1997 for the WBC welterweight championship.
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 ...
Félix Trinidad was Puerto Rico's most notable champion during this period. [12] The 2000s brought another increase, as over a dozen boxers won world championships. Héctor García, Dommys Delgado Berty, Francisco Varcárcel and José Peñagaricano have served as presidents of the Puerto Rico Boxing Commission.
Héctor Camacho: 10 Aug 1985 – 29 Apr 1987 2 Camacho is stripped of the title for failing to make a title defense. 21 José Luis Ramírez (2) (def. Terrence Alli) 19 Jul 1987 – 29 Oct 1988 2 22 Julio César Chávez: 29 Oct 1988 – 25 Jun 1989 0 Chávez won the WBC super lightweight title on 13 May.
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 ...
On March 1, 1997, Hector Camacho faced Sugar Ray Leonard for the lowly-regarded, International Boxing Council's Middleweight championship. There were speculations that the winner of this fight would face the winner of the upcoming, WBC world Welterweight title match between Pernell Whitaker and Oscar De La Hoya.
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.