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Esta página no está disponible en español. South Florida Sun-SentinelCamacho Back In The RingBy Sharon Robb
December 29, 2002 Hector "Macho" Camacho, semiretired since 2001, will return to South Florida for the Seminole Casinos and Warrior's Boxing Promotions "The Backyard Brawl" on Jan. 18 at the Seminole Okalee Native Village. The former three-time world champion, known for his flamboyance and outlandish ring outfits, will fight in the main event of an eight-bout pro card featuring floor seats with dinner and general admission seating. It is the first of four local fight cards in one of the busiest months of boxing. Others are at the Hollywood Young Circle Amphitheatre, AmericanAirlines Arena and City Place in West Palm Beach. The 40-year-old Camacho, who has been spending more time in his son's corner than his own, is expected to arrive in South Florida on Jan. 6 and will work out at Warrior's Gym and make several appearances around town. Camacho's (75-4-1, 36 KOs) last victory was on Feb. 3, 2001, a 10-round decision over Troy Lowry. Camacho, who lives just outside of Orlando, has been training in Detroit. Born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, the southpaw has fought Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Trinidad, Roberto Duran and Julio Cesar Chavez, but never quite garnered the respect that his peers have. Camacho's flashy but good-hearted style, much like Muhammad Ali, brought a lot of fun to the sport but also made him disliked. Camacho has fought and won at featherweight, junior-lightweight, lightweight and middleweight. His power, speed and skills may have diminished, but he is still a crowd-pleaser. Among his notable wins since 1992 are two over legend and future Hall of Famer Roberto Duran, who Camacho beat on points twice, once in Atlantic City, N.J., and another time in Denver. Camacho lost title tries for the world welterweight championship against Trinidad and De La Hoya, both by unanimous decisions, but he gave them both good fights before the final bell. After each of those fights, he kept fighting and winning, but title shots are now hard to come by and he is semiretired.
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