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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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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 ...
The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter. 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 ...
On June 13, 1986, he met the world champion Hector 'Macho' Camacho at Madison Square Garden in New York. The fight was televised by HBO, and although Rosario shook Camacho badly in the fifth round and rallied down the stretch, Camacho swept the middle rounds. The judges, in a split decision, awarded Camacho the fight.
In women's boxing, Amanda Serrano was the first IBF super featherweight champion and the first Puerto Rican boxer (male or female) to win major world titles in seven different weight classes (Camacho made it first, but four of his titles were considered minor world titles). Also, in 2023, Serrano was the first Puerto Rican to be Undisputed ...