SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Hector “Macho” Camacho, a Puerto Rican boxer known for skill and flamboyance in the ring as well as for a messy personal life and run-ins with the police, was declared dead on Saturday, four days after being shot in the face.
Camacho was shot while sitting in a parked car outside a bar Tuesday with a friend.
His friend died at the scene.
Police said his friend had nine small bags of cocaine in his pocket and a 10th bag was found open in the car.
Drug, alcohol and other problems trailed Camacho after the prime of his boxing career, a career that saw him fight some of the biggest stars spanning two eras, including Sugar Ray Leonard, Felix Trinidad, Oscar De La Hoya and Roberto Duran.
Hector Camacho was 50.
Doctor: Boxer Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho has died
Casey Kenny and The Associated Press
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