What was Hector Macho Camacho’s Net Worth?
Hector “Macho” Camacho, a Puerto Rican boxer known for his speed and flamboyant style in the ring, had a net worth of $100,000 at the time of his death on November 24, 2012.
Camacho had a storied boxing career spanning from 1980 until 2010, during which he became a world champion in three different weight classes.
Early Life and Amateur Career
Hector Luis Camacho Matias was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico on May 24, 1962, but his family moved to Spanish Harlem in New York when he was young. Camacho turned to boxing and karate as an outlet for his troublemaking as a teen. He won the New York Golden Gloves Flyweight Sub-Novice Championship in 1978, followed by the Bantamweight Open Championships in 1979 and 1980. He was also named the Intercity Golden Gloves 119-Pound Champion in 1979 and the 125-Pound Champion in 1980. With a record of 96 wins and four losses, Camacho turned pro.
Hector Camacho’s Boxing Career
Hector Camacho became a world champion in three weight classes, holding titles including the WBC super featherweight title, the WBC lightweight title, and the WBO junior welterweight title twice. He defeated big names in boxing like Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Julio Cesar Chavez, Oscar De La Hoya, and Felix Trinidad. Camacho retired after 88 fights, winning 79 of them with 38 wins by knockout and three draws.
Family Life and Personal Relationships
Hector Camacho had four sons, including Hector Jr. and Tyler who both followed in his footsteps and became boxers. His first son was from an early relationship, and he had three sons with his ex-wife Amy Torres: Justin, Christian, and Tyler. Camacho and Torres divorced in 2001. Camacho also got engaged to Shelly Salemassi in 2003, and they were together for 15 years but never got married.
In addition to his successful boxing career, Camacho appeared on several Spanish reality television shows, including “Mira Quien Baila” and a weekly segment called “Macho News” on the show “El Gordo y La Flaca.”
Hector Camacho’s Troubled Life
Hector Camacho had several run-ins with the law over the years, including drug abuse and criminal charges. He pleaded guilty to a burglary charge in 2005. In 2011, he survived a shooting in San Juan where carjackers fired at him three times. He was on trial in Florida in 2012 for physical abuse charges by one of his sons.
On November 20, 2012, Camacho was shot and seriously wounded while sitting in a car outside a bar in Bayamon. His childhood friend, who was driving the car, was killed. Camacho was declared clinically brain dead four days later, and his mother requested that doctors remove him from life support.
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