SPORT & NOTE
Hector CAMACHO

Male

"Macho"
Super-Welterweight, Puerto Rico
Based in USA, Spanish Harlem district of New York City and Orlando, Florida
Born: May 24, 1962, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
(some sources report: Toa Baja, Puerto Rico)
Died: November 24, 2012, in Puerto Rico
(buried on December 1, 2012 in the St. Raymond Cemetery in the Bronx, USA)
Height 5ft 6 1/2in, mt 1,68
"southpaw"

(brother of Félix)
(father of Hector "Machito" Camacho)

as an amateur:
1978 New York Golden Gloves champion 112 lbs sub-novice
1979 New York Golden Gloves champion 118 lbs open
1980 New York Golden Gloves champion 119 lbs open




No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1980
+ Sept. 12David Brown New York City, New YorkW 4
+ Dec. 12Benny Llanos New York City, New YorkKO 1
1981
+ Mar. 13Bob Ingram New York City, New YorkW 6
+ Mar. 27Robert Johnson Brox, New YorkKO 1
+ Apr. 24Jerry Struckland New York City, New YorkKO 2
+ May 2Tomas Diaz Bronx, New YorkW 6
+ May 16Kato Ali Kiamesha Lake, New YorkKO 7
+ June 25Marcial Santiago New YorkCity, New YorkW 8
+ July 25José Figueroa New YorkCity, New YorkKO 1
+ Sept. 16Robert Mullins New York City, New YorkKO 6
+ Nov. 5Anthony Murray New York City, New YorkW 10
+ Dec. 11Blaine Dickson New York City, New YorkW 12
(Won NABF Super-Featherweight Title)
1982
+ Feb. 15Jorge Nina Queens, New YorkW 8
+ Mar. 31Rafael Lopez New York City, New YorkTKO 3
+ May 21Refugio Rojas New York City, New YorkTKO 1
(Retained NABF Super-Featherweight Title)
+ July 20Louis Loy New York City, New YorkTKO 7
+ Aug. 28Johnny Sato Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 4
+ Oct. 31Melvin Paul Atlantic City, New JerseyW 10
+ Nov. 20Greg Coverson Las Vegas, NevadaW 10
1983
+ Feb. 11 John Montes Anchorage, AlaskaKO 1
+ Apr. 3Irleis Perez Phoenix, ArizonaW 10
+ Aug. 8Rafael Limon San Juan, Puerto RicoTKO 5
(Won vacant WBC Super-Featherweight Title)
+ Nov. 18Rafael Solis San Juan, Puerto RicoKO 5
(Retained WBC Super-Featherweight Title)
1984
+ May 20Rafael Williams Corpus Christi, TexasTKO 7
1985
+ Jan. 1Leoncio Ortiz Mexico City, MexicoTKO 6
+ Jan. 19Louis Burke Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 5
+ Apr. 29Roque Montoya Buffalo, New YorkW 12
(Won NABF Lightweight Title)
+ Aug. 10Jose Luis Ramirez Las Vegas, NevadaW 12
(Won WBC Lightweight Title)
+ Dec. 18Freddie Roach Sacramento, CaliforniaW 10
1986
+ June 13Edwin Rosario New York City, New YorkW 12
(Retained WBC Lightweight Title)
+ Sept. 26Cornelius Boza Edwards Miami, FloridaW 12
(Retained WBC Lightweight Title)
1987
+ May 2Howard Davis Jr Atlantic City, New JerseyW 10
1988
+ June 25Reyes Antonio Cruz Atlantic City, N.JerseyW 10
+ Oct. 22Rick Souce Bayamon, Puerto RicoTKO 4
1989
+ Mar. 6Ray Mancini Reno, NevadaW 12
(Won vacant WBO Super-Lightweight Title)
+ July 17Tommy Hanks Atlantic City, New JerseyW 10
+ Nov. 4Raul Torres Atlantic City, New JerseyW 10
1990
+ Feb. 3Vinny Pazienza Atlantic City, New JerseyW 12
(Retained WBO Super-Lightweight Title)
+ Aug. 11Tony Baltazar Lake Tahoe, NevadaW 12
(Retained WBO Super-Lightweight Title)
1991
- Feb. 23Greg Haugen Las Vegas, NevadaL 12
(Lost WBO Super-Lightweight Title)
+ May 18Greg Haugen Reno, NevadaW 12
(Regained vacant WBO Super-Lightweight Title)
1992
+ Aug. 1Eddie Van Kirk Las Vegas, NevadaTKO 4
- Sept. 12Julio Cesar CHAVEZ Las Vegas, NevadaL 12
(For WBC Super-Lightweight Title)
1993
+ May 8Eric Podolak Las Vegas, NevadaTKO 4
+ June 19Tom Alexander San Diego, CaliforniaKO 7
+ Dec. 18Lee Fortune Puebla, MexicoTKO 1
1994
- Jan. 29Felix Trinidad Las Vegas, NevadaL 12
(For IBF Welterweight Title)
+ May 3Franco DiOrio Bay St.Louis, MississippiW 10
+ June 9Craig Snyder Rosemont, IllinoisW 10
+ Sept. 27Pat Lawlor Bay St.Louis, MississippiW 10
+ Nov. 15Rusty Derouen Erie, PennsylvaniaTKO 4
1995
+ Jan. 14Todd Foster Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 5
(Won vacant IBC Welterweight Title)
+ Feb. 28Luis Maysonet Ledyard, ConnecticutTKO 7
+ Mar. 29Verdell Smith Cincinnati, OhioW 10
+ May 20Homer Gibbins Atlantic CityNew JerseyW 12
(Retained IBC Welterweight Title)
+ June 27Juan Arroyo Ft.Lauderdale, FloridaTKO 6
+ Aug. 6Gary Kirkland Ledyard, ConnecticutTKO 10
(Retained IBC Welterweight Title)
+ Sept. 26Tony Rodriguez Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 10
+ Oct. 12Richie Hess Washington, D.C.TKO 4
+ Nov. 7Danny Chavez Chester, West VirginiaW 10
+ Dec. 9Lonnie Horn Moline, IllinoisTKO 6
1996
= Jan. 16Sal Lopez Ft Lauderdale, FloridaTDrew 2
(Retained IBC Welterweight Title)
+ Apr. 11Wilbur Garst Corpus Christi, TexasTKO 7
+ June 22Roberto Duran Atlantic City, New JerseyW 12
(Won vacant IBC Middleweight Title)
+ July 11Craig Houck New York City, New YorkTKO 2
+ Aug. 20Arturo Nina Manhattan, New YorkW 10
+ Oct. 1Heath Todd Miami, FloridaTKO 6
1997
+ Mar. 1Sugar Ray Leonard Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 5
(Retained IBC Middleweight Title)
- Sept. 13Oscar de la Hoya Las Vegas, NevadaL 12
(For WBC Welterweight Title)
1998
+ June 12Tommy Small Canastota, New YorkTKO 8
+ Aug. 11Tony Menefee Miami, FloridaW 12
(Won vacant IBC Super-Welterweight Title)
+ Oct. 23Ken Sigurani Chester, West VirginiaW 12
1999
+ Mar. 19Scott Smith Verona, New YorkW 10
+ June 18Patrick Goossen Struthers, OhioW 10
+ Oct. 21Manuel Esparza Washington, D.C.TKO 5
= Nov. 27Jorge Vaca Carolina, Puerto RicoTDraw 3
2000
+ Apr. 8Bobby Elkins Detroit, MichiganTKO 6
+ June 9 Billy Fox Verona, New YorkW 10
+ June 16Tim Bryan Rama, CanadaTKO 5
2001
+ Feb. 3Troy Lowry Miami Beach, FloridaW 10
+ July 14Roberto Duran Denver, ColoradoW 12
2002
Inactive
2003
+ Jan. 18Otilio Villarreal Fort Lauderdale, FloridaTKO 9
- Apr. 18Chris Walsh Raleigh, North CarolinaTL 7
2004
+ July 3Clint McNeil Biloxi, MississippiW 10
2005
+ July 9Raul Munoz Tucson, ArizonaW 10
2006-2007
Inactive
2008
+ July 18Perry Ballard Houston, TexasTKO 7
(Won vacant WBF Int’l Super-Welterweight Title)
2009
= May 9Luis Ramon Campas Orlando, FloridaDraw 8
2010
- May 14 Saul DuranKissimmee, FloridaL 10 UD

 

Summary

Total bouts: 88, Won: 79 (38 inside the limit), Lost: 6 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 3, NC: 0