Héctor Camacho
Career, Record, Stats
Héctor Camacho (Macho) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. He was a three-weightclass world champion with 4 world-title wins. In a career spanning 29 years, 8 months, and 2 days, Camacho amassed a record of 79-6-3, which includes 38 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Héctor Camacho's Boxing Career
Héctor Camacho was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico on May 24, 1962. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on September 12, 1980 against David Brown. Camacho defeated Brown via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Camacho became a world champion at the age of 21 after 21 professional fights. He challenged Rafael Limón for the vacant WBC super-featherweight title and stopped Limón in the 5th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully conquer the lightweight (WBC) and super-lightweight (WBO) divisions as well to become a three-division world champion.
Camacho's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Saúl Duran at age 47, on May 14, 2010.
Some of Héctor Camacho's best fights were against Sugar Ray Leonard (HOFer), Jose Luis Ramirez, Greg Haugen, Ray Mancini (HOFer), Roberto Durán (HOFer), Vinny Paz, and Edwin Rosario (HOFer). For a complete list of Camacho's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Héctor Camacho".
Camacho has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Héctor Camacho Losses".
Héctor Camacho's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
88 | May 14, 2010 | 47 |  Saúl Duran | loss | UD 10 |
87 | May 09, 2009 | 46 | 
Yori Boy Campas 37 92-14  | draw | SD 8 |
86 | Jul 18, 2008 | 46 | Perry Ballard | win | TKO 7 |
85 | Jul 09, 2005 | 43 | Raul Munoz | win | UD 10 |
84 | Jul 03, 2004 | 42 | Clint McNeil | win | UD 10 |
83 | Dec 05, 2003 | 41 | Craig Houk | win | TKO 3 |
82 | Apr 18, 2003 | 40 | Chris Walsh | loss | TD 6 |
81 | Jan 18, 2003 | 40 | Otilio Villarreal | win | TKO 9 |
80 | Jul 14, 2001 | 39 | 
Roberto Durán 50 103-15 | win | UD 12 |
79 | Feb 03, 2001 | 38 | Troy Lowry | win | UD 10 |
78 | Jun 16, 2000 | 38 | Tim Bryan | win | TKO 5 |
77 | Jun 09, 2000 | 38 | Billy Fox | win | UD 10 |
76 | Apr 08, 2000 | 37 | Bobby Elkins | win | TKO 5 |
75 | Nov 27, 1999 | 37 | 
Jorge Vaca 39 62-22-1 | draw | TD 3 |
74 | Oct 21, 1999 | 37 | Manuel Esparza | win | TKO 5 |
73 | Jun 18, 1999 | 37 | Patrick Goossen | win | UD 10 |
72 | Mar 19, 1999 | 36 | Scott Smith | win | UD 10 |
71 | Oct 23, 1998 | 36 | Ken Sigurani | win | SD 10 |
70 | Aug 11, 1998 | 36 | Tony Menefee | win | UD 12 |
69 | Jun 12, 1998 | 36 | Tommy Small | win | TKO 6 |
68 | Sep 13, 1997 | 35 | 
Oscar De La Hoya 24 25-0 | loss | UD 12 |
67 | Mar 01, 1997 | 34 | 
Sugar Ray Leonard 40 36-2-1 | win | TKO 5 |
66 | Oct 01, 1996 | 34 | Heath Todd | win | TKO 6 |
65 | Aug 20, 1996 | 34 | Arturo Nina | win | UD 10 |
64 | Jul 11, 1996 | 34 | Craig Houk | win | TKO 2 |
63 | Jun 22, 1996 | 34 |
Roberto Durán 45 96-11 | win | UD 12 |
62 | Apr 11, 1996 | 33 | Wilbur Garst | win | TKO 7 |
61 | Jan 16, 1996 | 33 | Sal Lopez | draw | TD 2 |
60 | Dec 09, 1995 | 33 | Lonnie Horn | win | TKO 6 |
59 | Nov 07, 1995 | 33 | Danny Chavez | win | UD 10 |
58 | Oct 11, 1995 | 33 | Richie Hess | win | TKO 4 |
57 | Sep 28, 1995 | 33 | Tony Rodriguez | win | UD 10 |
56 | Aug 06, 1995 | 33 | Gary Kirkland | win | TKO 9 |
55 | Jun 27, 1995 | 33 | Juan Arroyo | win | RTD 6 |
54 | May 20, 1995 | 32 | Homer Gibbins | win | UD 12 |
53 | Mar 29, 1995 | 32 | Verdell Smith | win | UD 10 |
52 | Feb 28, 1995 | 32 | Luis Maysonet | win | RTD 7 |
51 | Jan 14, 1995 | 32 | Todd Foster | win | TKO 5 |
50 | Nov 15, 1994 | 32 | Rusty Derouen | win | TKO 4 |
49 | Sep 27, 1994 | 32 | Pat Lawlor | win | UD 10 |
48 | Jun 09, 1994 | 32 | Craig Snyder | win | UD 10 |
47 | May 03, 1994 | 31 | Franco DiOrio | win | UD 10 |
46 | Jan 29, 1994 | 31 | 
Félix Trinidad 21 22-0 | loss | UD 12 |
45 | Dec 18, 1993 | 31 | Lee Fortune | win | TKO 1 |
44 | Jun 19, 1993 | 31 | Tom Alexander | win | TKO 7 |
43 | May 08, 1993 | 30 | Eric Podolak | win | TKO 5 |
42 | Sep 12, 1992 | 30 | 
Julio César Chávez 30 81-0 | loss | UD 12 |
41 | Aug 01, 1991 | 29 | Eddie VanKirk | win | TKO 4 |
40 | May 18, 1991 | 28 | 
Greg Haugen 30 28-3 | win | SD 12 |
39 | Feb 23, 1991 | 28 |
Greg Haugen 30 27-3 | loss | SD 12 |
38 | Aug 11, 1990 | 28 | Tony Baltazar | win | UD 12 |
37 | Feb 03, 1990 | 27 | 
Vinny Pazienza 27 28-3 | win | UD 12 |
36 | Nov 04, 1989 | 27 | Raul Torres | win | UD 10 |
35 | Jul 17, 1989 | 27 | Tommy Hanks | win | UD 10 |
34 | Mar 06, 1989 | 26 | 
Ray Mancini 28 29-3 | win | SD 12 |
33 | Oct 22, 1988 | 26 | Rick Souce | win | TKO 4 |
32 | Jun 25, 1988 | 26 | Reyes Antonio Cruz | win | UD 10 |
31 | May 02, 1987 | 24 | Howard Davis Jr. | win | UD 10 |
30 | Sep 26, 1986 | 24 | Cornelius Boza-Edwards | win | UD 12 |
29 | Jun 13, 1986 | 24 | 
Edwin Rosario 23 28-1 | win | SD 12 |
28 | Dec 18, 1985 | 23 | 
Freddie Roach 25 39-9 | win | UD 10 |
27 | Aug 10, 1985 | 23 | 
José Luis Ramírez 26 90-5 | win | UD 12 |
26 | Apr 29, 1985 | 22 | Roque Montoya | win | UD 12 |
25 | Jan 19, 1985 | 22 | Louis Burke | win | TKO 5 |
24 | May 20, 1984 | 21 | Rafael Williams | win | TKO 7 |
23 | Nov 18, 1983 | 21 | Rafael Solis | win | KO 5 |
22 | Aug 07, 1983 | 21 | Rafael Limón | win | TKO 5 |
21 | Apr 03, 1983 | 20 | Irleis Perez | win | UD 10 |
20 | Feb 12, 1983 | 20 | John Montes | win | KO 1 |
19 | Nov 20, 1982 | 20 | Greg Coverson | win | UD 10 |
18 | Oct 30, 1982 | 20 | Melvin Paul | win | UD 10 |
17 | Aug 28, 1982 | 20 | Johnny Sato | win | TKO 4 |
16 | Jul 11, 1982 | 20 | Louis Loy | win | TKO 7 |
15 | May 21, 1982 | 19 | Refugio Rojas | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Mar 31, 1982 | 19 | Rafael Lopez | win | TKO 3 |
13 | Feb 15, 1982 | 19 | Jorge Nina | win | UD 8 |
12 | Dec 11, 1981 | 19 | Blaine Dickson | win | UD 12 |
11 | Nov 05, 1981 | 19 | Anthony Murray | win | UD 10 |
10 | Sep 16, 1981 | 19 | Robert Mullins | win | KO 6 |
9 | Jul 24, 1981 | 19 | Jose Figueroa | win | KO 1 |
8 | Jun 25, 1981 | 19 | Marcial Santiago | win | UD 8 |
7 | May 16, 1981 | 18 | Kato Ali | win | TKO 7 |
6 | May 02, 1981 | 18 | Tomas Enrique Diaz | win | UD 6 |
5 | Apr 24, 1981 | 18 | Jerry Strickland | win | KO 2 |
4 | Mar 27, 1981 | 18 | Robert Johnson | win | KO 1 |
3 | Mar 12, 1981 | 18 | Herman Ingram | win | UD 6 |
2 | Dec 12, 1980 | 18 | Benny Llanos | win | KO 1 |
1 | Sep 12, 1980 | 18 | David Brown | win | PTS 4 |