![]() Demonstrating talent as a boxer, Camacho chose that sport as a career. When Camacho learned boxing and karate as a teenager, Flannery guided him to the Golden Gloves competitions. Pat Flannery, a language teacher in high school, helped the youth, teaching him to read and "acting like a father figure". ![]() Camacho attended local schools and ran into trouble as a teen, getting into street fights and landing in jail at fifteen. They lived in the James Weldon Johnson housing project in Spanish Harlem. When he was three, his parents separated, and his mother took the children with her to New York City. He was the youngest of five children, which included a brother Felix and sisters Raquel, Estrella, and Esperanza. After lying in repose for two days in Santurce, Camacho's remains were transported to New York for burial at the request of his mother.Camacho was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, to Héctor Luis Camacho Sr. Camacho died four days later after he was declared clinically brain dead, his mother requested the doctors remove him from life support. In late 2012, Camacho was awaiting trial in Florida on charges of physical abuse of one of his sons.On November 20, 2012, Camacho was shot and seriously wounded while sitting in a car outside a bar in his native Bayamón the driver, a childhood friend, was killed in the shooting. In 2011 he was shot at three times by would-be carjackers in San Juan, but was uninjured. In 2005, Camacho was arrested for burglary, a charge to which he would later plead guilty. However, he also had much-publicized troubles with drug abuse and criminal charges. He also fought Julio César Chávez, Félix Trinidad, and Oscar De La Hoya, among others.During his later years, Camacho expanded his popular role and appeared on a variety of Spanish-language reality television shows including Univision's' dancing show Mira Quien Baila and a weekly segment on the popular show El Gordo y La Flaca, named "Macho News". During his professional career, Camacho had many notable fights against some of the biggest names in boxing, defeating Roberto Durán twice late in Duran's career, and knocking out Sugar Ray Leonard to send him into permanent retirement. ![]() He held the WBC super featherweight title from 1983 to 1984, the WBC lightweight title from 1985 to 1987, and the WBO junior welterweight title twice between 19.In a storied amateur career, Camacho won three New York Golden Gloves tournaments, beginning with the Sub-Novice 112 lbs championship in 1978. JULIO CSAR CHVEZ egcm Jcchavez115 haca historia en serio hace hoy 32 aos. Fue en aquel 21 de noviembre de 1987, en Las Vegas, Nevada cuando un joven Csar Chvez derrot al puertorriqueo Edwin Rosario, en una indita pero no sorpresiva victoria para el mexicano. Known for his quickness in the ring and flamboyant style, Camacho competed professionally from 1980 to 2010, and was a world champion in three weight classes. Hoy se cumplen 32 aos de aquella mgica historia del mexicano. He finally retired in 1983.Héctor Luís Camacho Matías (– November 24, 2012), commonly known by his nickname "Macho" Camacho, was a Puerto Rican professional boxer and entertainer. Viruet continued to fight top contenders, losing to Esteban De Jesús and Edwin Rosario but defeating Josue Marquez by tenth round knockout. Two years later he fought Durán again, this time with Durán's world title on the line, and again lost a unanimous decision. In 1975, Viruet was matched with Roberto Durán, the reigning world lightweight champion, in a non-title fight. Among his early opponents were Saoul Mamby, a future world light-welterweight champion, against whom he earned a draw and Alfredo Escalera, a future world super featherweight champion, against whom he won a decision. Viruet made his professional debut in 1969. His brother Adolfo was also a professional boxer.
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