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Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho Hector "Macho" Camacho, a boxer known for skill and flamboyance in the ring, as well as for a messy personal life and run-ins with the police, died Nov. 24 after being taken off life support. He was 50.
July 11, 1982
Luis Loy Jr., left, ducks under a blow by Hector Camacho early in a scheduled 10-round junior lightweight boxing bout at Felt Forum in New York.
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Dec. 9, 1986
Camacho, the WBC lightweight boxing champion, is escorted by Marty Cohen, left, and boxing promoter Don King, right, during a news conference in New York. Camacho died Nov. 24 after being shot in the face four days earlier while sitting in a parked car in his native Puerto Rico.
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March 7, 1989
Camacho jumps out of the way of a punch thrown by Ray Mancini during the third round of their WBO Junior Welterweight Championship boxing match in Reno, Nev. Doctors declared Camacho clinically brain dead on Nov. 22.
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Aug. 1, 1992
Camacho sits in his corner between rounds of his fight against Baltimore's Eddie VanKirk.
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Aug. 1, 1992
Camacho trades blows with VanKirk. Camacho was a brash fighter with a mean jab and an aggressive style.
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June 21, 1996
After a ceremonial weigh-in, Panamanian Roberto Duran, right, reaches for the stomach Camacho, who tries to elbow Duran's hand away at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City. Camacho fought some of the biggest stars of the ring spanning two eras, including Sugar Ray Leonard, Felix Trinidad, Oscar De La Hoya and Duran.
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July 22, 1996
Camacho celebrates after defeating Duran.
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March 1, 1997
Camacho lands a punch on the chin of Sugar Ray Leonard during the second round of their IBC middleweight title fight in Atlantic City. Camacho ended Leonard's final comeback with a fifth-round knockout. It was Camacho's last big victory even though he boxed for another decade.
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Feb. 1, 2001
Camacho spars with one of his trainers during an open workout at Miami's South Beach. Camacho's last fight was his defeat by Saul Duran in May 2010. He had a career record of 79-6-3.
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Oct. 14, 2010
Camacho poses for photographers during the filming of the Upfront program of Univision TV in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Camacho divided his time between Puerto Rico and Florida in recent years, appearing on Spanish-language television as well as on a reality show called "Es Macho Time!" on YouTube.
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For Reuters
Sept. 13, 1997
Camacho, left, fights Oscar De La Hoya in a boxing match at Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. It was Camacho's last title bout; De La Hoya won by unanimous decision.
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Las Vegas News Bureau via AP
Feb. 16, 2012
Camacho arrives at the Premio Lo Nuestro a La Musica Latina at American Airlines Arena in Miami. Camacho was known for his wild life outside of the ring as well as for his acumen in it. Drug, alcohol and other problems trailed Camacho after the prime of his boxing career. He was sentenced in 2007 to seven years in prison for the burglary of a computer store in Mississippi. While arresting him on the burglary charge in January 2005, police also found the drug ecstasy. Camacho's former wife, Amy, obtained a restraining order against him in 1998, alleging he threatened her and one of their children. The couple, who had two children at the time, later divorced.
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Feb. 3, 2001
Camacho and his son, Hector "Macho" Camacho Jr., right, the then-undefeated super lightweight champion, celebrate their respective wins over Rocky Martinez and Troy Lowry on Miami's South Beach. Camacho Sr., who died Nov. 24, is survived by his mother; three sisters, Raquel, Estrella and Ester; a brother, Felix; and four sons, Hector Jr., Taylor, Christian and Justin.
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Jan. 29, 2006
Camacho signs a big boxing glove during a visit to Playa del Carmen City, Mexico.
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