Throughout his career, he faced off against some of the biggest and most respected names in boxing, and spent the first 10 years of his career undefeated, going between and But as fame that followed his success in the ring, so did his darker proclivities. Camacho was arrested several times, including for cocaine possession and domestic abuse.
Through it all, his talent and persistent belief in himself buoyed his appeal with fans. He made big mistakes, but people like it when you make mistakes and you dust yourself off, and you get back up. As the toll of a three-decades-long career started to wear on Camacho, so did the lifestyle that he partook in outside the ring. By the end of the s, after dozens of arrests for drugs and domestic abuse, he had moved back to his native Puerto Rico, and had a record of , having lost only five fights and ended three in a draw.
He fought his last match in , a forgettable loss to Saul Duran. Though he intended to fight again, he never would. On Nov. Camacho, then 50 years old, had given up on getting in shape for a last ditch attempt to reboot his career. In , the boxer beat Sugar Ray Leonard in five rounds, pushing the legend into retirement.
He filled the void with drugs. There were multiple run-ins with the law, including an arrest for cocaine and assault after he attacked a juvenile who he thought had flipped him the — bird and a burglary charge when, drunk, he fell through the ceiling of a Mississippi repair shop while trying to retrieve his computer. In he was arrested for physically assaulting his teen son, one of his four kids.
Family and friends urged him to return to New York. On Nov. Authorities reportedly found nine bags of cocaine in the vehicle. The friend died immediately, while Macho — with a bullet lodged in his shoulder and restricting blood flow to his brain — was rushed to a hospital.
For a while doctors thought he might recover but be paralyzed. His casket was paraded through East Harlem by horse-drawn carriage before he was laid to rest at St. Two suspects were cleared in , and the murder case sat stagnant for years. Contact The Author Name required. Email required. Comment required. November 28, pm Updated November 28, pm. NY Post. Camacho was murdered in Puerto Rico in More Videos Boxer Hector 'Macho' Camacho dies at 50 Story highlights Police continue search for two suspects, found cocaine in car occupied by Camacho He was a promoter's godsend for his showmanship, titles and hand speed He suffered a heart attack after doctors ruled him clinically brain dead A southpaw, Camacho won 79 fights and titles in three weight classes.
A passing gunman on Tuesday shot Camacho, who was in a car in front of a bar in his hometown of Bayamon, Puerto Rico. He was declared clinically brain dead on Thursday and placed on life support.
Camacho, 50, suffered a heart attack and had been taken off life support, said Wilmelis Marquez, spokeswoman for the Rio Piedras Medical Center. Photos: Photos: 'Macho' Camacho through the years. A gunman shot him in the face two days earlier in front of a bar in his hometown of Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
Hide Caption. Camacho was considered a promoter's dream because he was a showman in the ring against some of the greatest fighters of his era. Camacho won in a round decision.
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