Hector Camacho

CTL-E-7097 · Person · other · 1962–2012

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Héctor 'Macho' Camacho was born May 24, 1962, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, and grew up, the Associated Press records, in Spanish Harlem, New York, after his family moved there when he was young. A decorated amateur — the International Boxing Hall of Fame gives his amateur ledger as 96-4 — he turned professional in 1980 and became a champion in three divisions on speed and showmanship: the WBC super featherweight title in 1983, by fifth-round TKO over Rafael Limón; the WBC lightweight title in 1985, by twelve-round unanimous decision over José Luis Ramírez; and the WBO super lightweight title in 1989, by twelve-round split decision over Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini. The Hall records his wins over Roberto Durán (twice), Sugar Ray Leonard, Freddie Roach and Howard Davis Jr., and his twelve-round decision losses in bouts with Julio César Chávez, Félix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya. He was never knocked out in 88 bouts and retired in 2010 with, as the Hall states his totals, a record of 79-6-3 with 38 knockouts. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2016. Camacho was shot on November 20, 2012, while sitting in a parked car outside a bar in Bayamón — his friend Adrian Mojica Moreno was killed at the scene — and was declared dead on November 24, 2012, after being removed from life support, at age fifty.

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• Also known as: Héctor Luis Camacho Matías, Macho Camacho, Hector 'Macho' Camacho

Notes

Sports Encyclopedia roster CTL-SPE-0479. Firsts disposition: no first is claimed; the Hall's distinction carried is durability — never knocked out in 88 professional bouts — stated as the Hall states it. Identity/variance, stated plainly: this record is Héctor Luis Camacho Matías of Bayamón and Spanish Harlem, 'Macho' Camacho; he is not his son, the later fighter Héctor Camacho Jr., and no fact of the son's career is carried here. His death is stated factually and only as sourced: shot November 20, 2012, in Bayamón, declared dead November 24, 2012, after removal from life support (Associated Press; BoxRec); reporting about who the intended target may have been is attributed allegation in the underlying coverage and is deliberately not carried. Curator's Judgment (DRAFT): Camacho's record is speed made visible — a three-division champion whose flamboyance was inseparable from the craft, and whose losses came only on points against three of his era's defining champions. Photo: CLEARED, Public domain, Bill Apter photograph dated October 1982 whose Commons description names Héctor Camacho; a 2009 fan photograph (CC BY 2.0) also depicts him and was held in reserve, the Apter file preferred as a career-era portrait.

Sources

• International Boxing Hall of Fame. "Hector 'Macho' Camacho." IBHOF.com. Accessed 2026-11-03. (primary source · build store)
• Associated Press. "Hector 'Macho' Camacho Dies at 50." ESPN.com, November 24, 2012. Accessed 2026-11-03. (build store)
• BoxRec. "Hector Camacho." BoxRec.com. Accessed 2026-11-03. (build store)

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