Super Featherweight–Light Welterweight · Television Era (1960–1989)
Héctor Camacho
"Macho"
Top 100 · #10 · 70.9 points79
Wins
6
Losses
3
Draws
38
KOs
48%
KO %
- Born
- 1962
- Died
- 2012
- Nationality
- Puerto Rico
- Career
- 1980–2010
A flamboyant southpaw speedster.
Titles & Honours
- Champion in three divisions
Career Timeline
1980–2010- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs David Brown · W PTS
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Louis Burke · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Edwin Rosario
W SD · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Signature fight
vs Ray Mancini
W SD · Lawlor Events Center , Reno, Nevada , U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Verdell Smith · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Roberto Durán
W UD · Etess Arena , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Saúl Duran · L UD. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-09-12 | W | David Brown | PTS | 4 | Felt Forum , New York City, New York , U.S. |
| 1980-12-12 | W | Benny Llanos | KO | 1 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1981-03-12 | W | Herman Ingram | UD | 6 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1981-03-27 | W | Robert Johnson | KO | 1 | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1981-04-24 | W | Jerry Strickland | KO | 2 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1981-05-02 | W | Tomas Enrique Diaz | UD | 6 | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1981-05-16 | W | Kato Ali | TKO | 7 | Concord Resort Hotel , Thompson, New York , U.S. |
| 1981-06-25 | W | Marcial Santiago | UD | 8 | Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1981-07-24 | W | Jose Figueroa | KO | 1 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1981-09-16 | W | Robert Mullins | KO | 6 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1981-11-05 | W | Anthony Murray | UD | 10 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1981-12-11 | W | Blaine Dickson | UD | 12 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1982-02-15 | W | Jorge Nina | UD | 8 | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1982-03-31 | W | Rafael Lopez | TKO | 3 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1982-05-21 | W | Refugio Rojas | TKO | 1 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1982-07-11 | W | Louis Loy | TKO | 7 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1982-08-28 | W | Johnny Sato | TKO | 4 | Sands , Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1982-10-30 | W | Melvin Paul | UD | 10 | Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1982-11-20 | W | Greg Coverson | UD | 10 | Showboat Hotel and Casino , Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1983-02-12 | W | John Montes | KO | 1 | Buckner Fieldhouse , Fort Richardson, Alaska , U.S. |
| 1983-04-03 | W | Irleis Perez | UD | 10 | Convention Center , Phoenix, Arizona , U.S. |
| 1983-08-07 | W | Rafael Limón | TKO | 5 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium , San Juan , Puerto Rico |
| 1983-11-18 | W | Rafael Solis | KO | 5 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum , San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1984-05-20 | W | Rafael Williams | TKO | 7 | Memorial Coliseum , Corpus Christi, Texas , U.S. |
| 1985-01-19 | W | Louis Burke | TKO | 5 | Harrah's at Trump Plaza , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1985-04-29 | W | Roque Montoya | UD | 12 | Memorial Auditorium , Buffalo, New York , U.S. |
| 1985-08-10 | W | José Luis Ramírez | UD | 12 | Riviera , Winchester, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1985-12-18 | W | Freddie Roach | UD | 10 | ARCO Arena , Sacramento, California , U.S. |
| 1986-06-13 | W | Edwin Rosario | SD | 12 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1986-09-26 | W | Cornelius Boza-Edwards | UD | 12 | Abel Holtz Stadium, Miami Beach, Florida , U.S. |
| 1987-05-02 | W | Howard Davis Jr. | UD | 10 | Convention Hall , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1988-06-25 | W | Reyes Antonio Cruz | UD | 10 | TropWorld Resort , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1988-10-22 | W | Rick Souce | TKO | 4 | Bayamón , Puerto Rico |
| 1989-03-06 | W | Ray Mancini | SD | 12 | Lawlor Events Center , Reno, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1989-07-17 | W | Tommy Hanks | UD | 10 | Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1989-11-04 | W | Raul Torres | UD | 10 | Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1990-02-03 | W | Vinny Pazienza | UD | 12 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1990-08-11 | W | Tony Baltazar | UD | 12 | Caesars Tahoe , Stateline, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1991-02-23 | L | Greg Haugen | SD | 12 | Caesars Palace , Paradise, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1991-05-18 | W | Greg Haugen | SD | 12 | Convention Center , Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1991-08-01 | W | Eddie VanKirk | TKO | 4 | Las Vegas Hilton , Winchester, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1992-09-12 | L | Julio César Chávez | UD | 12 | Thomas & Mack Center , Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1993-05-08 | W | Eric Podolak | TKO | 5 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1993-06-19 | W | Tom Alexander | TKO | 7 | Sports Arena , San Diego , California, U.S. |
| 1993-12-18 | W | Lee Fortune | TKO | 1 | Estadio Cuauhtémoc , Puebla , Mexico |
| 1994-01-29 | L | Félix Trinidad | UD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena , Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1994-05-03 | W | Franco DiOrio | UD | 10 | Casino Magic , Bay St. Louis, Mississippi , U.S. |
| 1994-06-09 | W | Craig Snyder | UD | 10 | Horizon , Rosemont, Illinois , U.S. |
| 1994-09-27 | W | Pat Lawlor | UD | 10 | Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S. |
| 1994-11-15 | W | Rusty Derouen | TKO | 4 | Civic Center , Erie, Pennsylvania , U.S. |
| 1995-01-14 | W | Todd Foster | TKO | 5 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1995-02-28 | W | Luis Maysonet | RTD | 7 | Foxwoods Resort Casino , Ledyard, Connecticut , U.S. |
| 1995-03-29 | W | Verdell Smith | UD | 10 | Myrl H. Shoemaker Center , Cincinnati, Ohio , U.S. |
| 1995-05-20 | W | Homer Gibbins | UD | 12 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1995-06-27 | W | Juan Arroyo | RTD | 6 | War Memorial Auditorium , Fort Lauderdale, Florida , U.S. |
| 1995-08-06 | W | Gary Kirkland | TKO | 9 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 1995-09-28 | W | Tony Rodriguez | UD | 10 | Grand Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
| 1995-10-11 | W | Richie Hess | TKO | 4 | Hilton , Washington, D.C. , U.S. |
| 1995-11-07 | W | Danny Chavez | UD | 10 | Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort , New Cumberland, West Virginia , U.S. |
| 1995-12-09 | W | Lonnie Horn | TKO | 6 | The MARK of the Quad Cities , Moline, Illinois , U.S. |
| 1996-01-16 | D | Sal Lopez | TD | 2 | War Memorial Auditorium , Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| 1996-04-11 | W | Wilbur Garst | TKO | 7 | Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| 1996-06-22 | W | Roberto Durán | UD | 12 | Etess Arena , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1996-07-11 | W | Craig Houk | TKO | 2 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1996-08-20 | W | Arturo Nina | UD | 10 | Paramount Theater , New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1996-10-01 | W | Heath Todd | TKO | 6 | War Memorial Auditorium , Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| 1997-03-01 | W | Sugar Ray Leonard | TKO | 5 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1997-09-13 | L | Oscar De La Hoya | UD | 12 | Boardwalk Hall , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1998-06-12 | W | Tommy Small | TKO | 6 | Turning Stone Resort Casino , Verona, New York , U.S. |
| 1998-08-11 | W | Tony Menefee | UD | 12 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming , Miami , Florida, U.S. |
| 1998-10-23 | W | Ken Sigurani | SD | 10 | Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, New Cumberland, West Virginia, U.S. |
| 1999-03-19 | W | Scott Smith | UD | 10 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. |
| 1999-06-18 | W | Patrick Goossen | UD | 10 | Field House , Struthers, Ohio , U.S. |
| 1999-10-21 | W | Manuel Esparza | TKO | 5 | Hilton, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 1999-11-27 | D | Jorge Vaca | TD | 3 | Carolina , Puerto Rico |
| 2000-04-08 | W | Bobby Elkins | TKO | 5 | Joe Louis Arena , Detroit, Michigan , U.S. |
| 2000-06-09 | W | Billy Fox | UD | 10 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. |
| 2000-06-16 | W | Tim Bryan | TKO | 5 | Casino , Chippewas, Ontario , Canada |
| 2001-02-03 | W | Troy Lowry | UD | 10 | Club Level, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 2001-07-14 | W | Roberto Durán | UD | 12 | Pepsi Center , Denver, Colorado , U.S. |
| 2003-01-18 | W | Otilio Villarreal | TKO | 9 | Osceola County Stadium , Kissimmee, Florida , U.S. |
| 2003-04-18 | L | Chris Walsh | TD | 6 | RBC Center , Raleigh, North Carolina , U.S. |
| 2003-12-05 | W | Craig Houk | TKO | 3 | Seminole Casino , Immokalee, Florida , U.S. |
| 2004-07-03 | W | Clint McNeil | UD | 10 | Beau Rivage , Biloxi, Mississippi , U.S. |
| 2005-07-09 | W | Raul Munoz | UD | 10 | Convention Center , Tucson, Arizona , U.S. |
| 2008-07-18 | W | Perry Ballard | TKO | 7 | Reliant Arena , Houston , Texas, U.S. |
| 2009-05-09 | D | Yori Boy Campas | SD | 8 | DoubleTree , Orlando, Florida , U.S. |
| 2010-05-14 | L | Saúl Duran | UD | 10 | Civic Center , Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. |
Showing 88 of 88 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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