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Puerto Rico’s “Macho” Camacho candidate for Boxing Hall of Fame

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The late Puerto Rican boxer Hector “Macho” Camacho has been included on the list of new candidates for the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Camacho, whose career ended with a 7963 record and 38 knockouts, was added to the list together with the Russian Yuri Arbachakov and Thailand’s Sot Chitalada.

Other outstanding exfighters on the list of candidates are the American Vinny Pazienza, Mexico’s Fernando Vargas and Puerto Ricans Wilfredo Vazquez and Samuel Serrano.

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Voters have until Oct. 30 to submit their ballots with the names of their five candidates for a place among boxing’s immortals.

The three with the greatest number of votes will be formally admitted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame with a formal induction ceremony next June 27, though their names will be announced in December.

Camacho won world titles in three weight classes junior lightweight, lightweight and junior welterweight and was known for his extravagant way of dressing during his fights, for provoking his opponents, and for his technical skills in the ring.

He was born in Bayamon, a municipality near San Juan, but raised in New York where he made his professional debut in 1980. During his career he came up against the likes of Oscar de la Hoya, Julio Cesar Chavez, Tito Trinidad, Sugar Ray Leonard and other formidable fighters.

Camacho died in 2012 at the age of 50 after being shot in the head while sitting in a parked car on his native island.

Six other Puerto Rican fighters have been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

After winning 21 bouts, Camacho got his first chance at a world championship on Aug. 7, 1983, when he beat Mexico’s Rafael “Bazooka” Limon in five rounds.

Camacho went down to his first defeat in 1991 against Greg Haugen by a split decision while defending his WBA junior welterweight title, though in the rematch the Puerto Rican got his championship back with another split decision.