Boxer Hector Camacho Dies

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Updated Apr. 21, 2017 3:03PM EDT / Published Nov. 24, 2012 11:54AM EST

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Legendary boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho died Saturday after a mysterious attack. The 50-year-old pugilist had been sitting with a friend in a parked car in San Juan, Puerto Rico, when an unidentified gunmen shot them both on Tuesday. The friend died on the scene, and Camacho was taken to the hospital where his family decided to take him off life support this morning due to his deteriorating condition. He was known as an agile and flamboyantly talented boxer who had 88 fights in his distinguished career. His son Hector Camacho Jr. followed his father's footsteps into the profession as a middleweight boxer.

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Boxer Hector Camacho Dies

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