Declared brain dead Hector Macho Camacho

The boxer Hector 'Macho' Camacho, a former world champion in three different categories, he knew beating legends like "Hand of Stone" Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard, lost his last fight after being shot in the head. The attending physician team in Puerto Rico was declared brain dead on Thursday and family expected to decide when to disconnect, for what have until Friday morning. The Puerto Rican was seriously injured after being shot in the face Tuesday night, in a confusing incident in which, according to medical reports, suffered a fracture of the cervical 5 and 6, so their status is critical. I was in a car in his hometown of Bayamon with a childhood friend, who died after a shooting attack that the police know the reasons. Camacho, 50, moved with his family as a child to "Spanish Harlem" New York, where street fighting had problems until 15 years visited the prison. He also learned boxing and karate and even then showed talent as a boxer, he chose to discipline his career. Camacho won three Golden Gloves championships in New York as an amateur. After a stellar career as an amateur, began a rapid ascent through professionalism, first at featherweight and then, in the junior lightweight division, lightweight and welterweight. In the junior lightweight division, defeated top contenders as Irleis 'Cubanito' Perez, Melvin Paul, John Montes and Refugio Rojas, and then fell against Mexican Julio Cesar Chavez. After defeats Rafael Camacho 'Bazooka' Limon for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC). He ascended into light, which won the WBA title on Roque Montoya. Camacho then stripped of the title of the World Council to Jose Luis Ramirez and ten months later than split decision over 12 rounds to Edwin Rosario in a very controversial fight. Later, Camacho retained his lightweight title World Boxing Organization (WBO) by defeating Miami Corneliuis Boza before subrir weight to welterweight, where he won the vacant WBO belt against Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini, for join the exclusive group of boxers who were crowned in three divisions. Later, he won by points to Vinny again Pizienza and Tony Baltazar and later gave the throne to Breg Haugen lightweight champion. In 1992 he lost to undefeated Julio Cesar Chavez, in a fight he was whistled for pushing his opponent constantly. Among notable Camacho fighting since 1992 were two victories (by points) on the Panamanian Roberto 'Hands of Stone' Duran. In 1997 Sugar Ray Leonard knocked out in five rounds and so the U.S. sent into retirement. Later, Camacho fought for the welterweight championship against Felix "Tito" Trinidad (in 1994) and Oscar De La Hoya (in 1997), losing both matches by unanimous decision. On January 6, 2005 he was arrested by police in Mississippi accused of trying to steal an electronics store and carrying ecstasy. In 2007 he was sentenced to seven years in prison. Finally, a judge suspended nearly a year of probation sentence and gave the boxer. Anyway chastened Camacho, violated her probation and completed two weeks in jail. On July 9, 2005 returned to the ring, in Tucson, Arizona, beating Raul Muñoz by decision in 10 rounds. In 2008 he beat Perry Ballard, after the latter's corner threw in the towel. His career has a record with 38 KOs 06/03/79 during his sporting life and faced great fighters like Duran, De La Hoya, Chavez, Ray Leonard, Trinidad, Ray Mancini and Greg Haugen. In 2012 the U.S. police Camacho accused of abuse for allegedly having beaten his son at the home of his ex-wife in Florida last year. The incident took place on March 22, 2011, allegedly by a money problem, Camacho apparently believed that it lacked in the house of his ex-wife, according to police documents. Now, in a coma and brain dead at a hospital in Puerto Rico, his family is expected to be the ones to decide their fate.

• 2012-11-22T18:11:56+00:00
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