Hector "Macho" Camacho, the flamboyant boxer that awed fans with his quick hands and ring antics, was shot and critically wounded in Puerto Rico Tuesday, Nov 20, authorities said, according to CNN.
Camacho was found Tuesday evening in front of a bar in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, police said. Camacho, 50, was in the passenger seat of a car and next to him was a man who had been shot twice and killed, police said.
He was rushed to a nearby hospital, said Dr. Ernesto Torres, of the Centro Medico of Rio Piedras.
Camacho was born in Bayamon and raised in New York. He fought professionally for more than 25 years and last fought in 2010.
During his career he beat such legendary boxers as Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard and he held several championships.