Héctor Camacho, Jr.

Héctor Camacho, Jr.
Statistics
Real name Héctor Camacho, Jr.
Nickname(s) Machito
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach 175 cm (69 in)
Nationality United States of America
Born (1978-09-20) September 20, 1978
San Juan, Puerto Rico[1]
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 66
Wins 58
Wins by KO 32
Losses 6
Draws 1
No contests 1

Héctor Camacho Jr. (born September 20, 1978) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer residing in the United States. He is the son of the late three-time world champion Héctor "Macho" Camacho. In 2009, he won the World Boxing Council (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) Light Middleweight title.

Early life and education

Hector Camacho, Jr. was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico,[1] but grew up in New York City. His parents were quite young and did not marry; his father was Hector Camacho, then 16 years old, who lived in Spanish Harlem. The senior Camacho, nicknamed "Macho", became an amateur boxer and, later a professional.

The boy was nicknamed "Machito". He grew up admiring his father's fighting skills and imitating him, and was more interested in fighting than school. At the age of eight, Camacho, Jr. was noted for doing mock sparring with his dad before his father's world title defense on June 13, 1986, against Edwin Rosario at Madison Square Garden in New York City. That night, the boy wore a Puerto Rican flag outfit.

Professional career

In the mid-1990s, Camacho turned professional. He has beaten boxers including Rocky Martinez and Philip Holiday, a former world champion.

His fight against the former world champion Jesse James Leija resulted in a no contest, after Leija's team protested the awarding of the fight on points to Camacho. The fight was stopped in the fifth round due to an unintentional headbutt by Leija that opened a cut over Camacho's eye. Camacho indicated he did not want to continue. The referees went to their scorecards to determine the winner, and gave Camacho the decision. Many fans felt he quit in the fight.

Camacho is a member of Team Fight to Walk, which raises money to support spinal cord research. Other boxers, including Boyd Melson, Demetrius Andrade, Shawn Estrada, Steve Cunningham and Deandre Latimore, help support this organization.

In 2002, Camacho lost for the first time, to Omar Weis from Argentina, by a decision in ten rounds.

On July 9, 2005, Camacho, Jr. and his father co-starred an undercard in Tucson, Arizona. After riding into the ring on a fake bull, Camacho Jr. proceeded to knock out Francisco Barra in the second round. A riot in the audience followed his father's win that night; it is not known if Camacho Jr. had a role in the riot.

Camacho fought against Andrey Tsurkan at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on June 10, 2006. Tsurkan won by a TKO in the 8th round.

In July 2007, Camacho lost a decision to Don Juan Futrell. Camacho came in overweight at 161 pounds and was outworked by the 150-pound Futrell. Sports journalists thought Camacho's hopes for any future title contention were in doubt based on his condition and performance in that fight.

Suspended

In December 2008, Camacho was indefinitely suspended by the Puerto Rico Boxing Commission as a result of his cancelling a bout with Yory Boy Campas in November in Tijuana, Mexico. Camacho had denied signing for that bout.[2]

Caribbean Light Middleweight Title

Camacho got back into shape and on August 29, 2009, he defeated Israel Cardona for the vacant WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) Light Middleweight title.[1] In an interview prior to the match, Camacho said that his passion for boxing had been re-ignited and he wanted to win a world title.

On October 30, 2009, Camacho Jr. fought Luis "Yory Boy" Campas in El Paso, Texas. Camacho won the 10-round bout by a split decision, with the scores of 96–91 and 95–92 for him, and 92–95 for Campas. This was a sort of "revenge", as Campas had a draw with the fighter's father, Héctor Camacho, just a few months before.

Camacho was reported to have challenged the former Champion Fernando Vargas, but no fight resulted.[3]

On October 29, 2010 Camacho was knocked out by David Lemieux, then the undefeated middleweight contender, in the first round at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada.[4][5]

Personal life

In 2011, Camacho said in an interview that he had converted to Islam the year before in a search for "Spiritual health," and that he was leading "a cleaner life."[6]

Professional boxing record

58 Wins (32 knockouts), 6 Losses, 1 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd.,Time Date Location Notes
Win58–6–1Mexico Miguel Angel Munguia TKO 2 (10) 2014-08-16 United States Carole Heafner Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Loss57–6–1United States Hector Munoz UD 10 (10) 2013-09-11 United States BlueWater Resort & Casino, Parker, Arizona, USA
Win57–5–1Republic of Ireland Lee Murtagh UD 8 (18) 2013-08-08 United States Frontier Field, Rochester, New York, USA
Loss56–5–1Mexico Miguel Angel Munguia TKO 5 (10) 2013-05-03 Aruba Centro Bético Croes, Santa Cruz, Aruba
Win56–4–1Mexico Arsenio Terrazas KO 4 (10) 2013-04-20 Puerto Rico Coliseo Manuel ‘Petaca’ Iguina, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Loss55–4–1Mexico Luis Grajeda KO 6 (10) 2012-07-28 Mexico Parque el Palomar, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
Win55–3–1United States John David Charles KO 1 (6) 2012-06-23 United States La Villita Maverick Plaza, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Win54–3–1United States Juan Astorga UD 8 (8) 2011-02-11 United States Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, USA
Loss53–3–1Canada David Lemieux KO 1 (12) 2010-10-29 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada For WBC International middleweight title
Win53–2–1Guyana Denny Dalton UD 10 (10) 2010-06-05 Guyana Princess Hotel, Georgetown, Guyana

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Héctor Camacho, Jr.", Boxing Records
  2. ↑ Gabriel F. Cordero, "Camacho Suspended!", Fight News, 30 December 2008
  3. ↑ "Hector Camacho Leaves Cleveland", Cleveland, August 2009, accessed 29 November 2012
  4. ↑ "Lemieux Stops Camacho, Jr. in 1st Round but Doesn't Look Ready for Bute Pavlik Martinez or Williams", Boxing News, October 2010
  5. ↑ "David Lemieux Points Hector Camacho", Montreal Gazette
  6. ↑ G. Leon, "HECTOR CAMACHO JR.'S JOURNEY DOWN TO WELTWEIGHT STARTS ON FEBRUARY 11TH", Boxing Talk, 18 January 2011

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