Puerto Rican boxing great Hector Camacho dies: doctor
- Published: 22 Nov 2012 at 01.47
- Online news: Sports
Puerto Rican boxing great Hector "Macho" Camacho, shot in the head last week, was declared dead Saturday after being removed from a respirator, a doctor said.
Hector "Macho" Camacho Sr. spares with one of his trainers during an open workout in 2001. The former three-time world boxing champion, who was shot in the head on November 20, has been declared after being removed from a respirator.
His death brings a tragic end to a career that saw Camacho triumph in three weight classes but struggle with drugs and alcohol.
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