The International Boxing Hall of Fame has announced their latest class, and the headliner is the late Hector “Macho” Camacho, who was a champion in three different weight classes.
Camacho, who fought out of Puerto Rico, finished his career with a record of 79-6-3 (45 by KO) won the WBC Super Featherweight, WBC Lightweight, WBO Junior Welterweight, IBC Welterweight and IBC Middleweight Titles and hold wins over Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Felix Trinidad and had hard fought losses to Oscar De La Hoya and Julio Cesar Chavez. He died in 2012 after he was shot.
The “Macho Man” is joined by Mexican, Lupe Pintor, who had a 56-14-2 (45 by KO) and was a former Super Bantamweight Champion. A third boxer was chosen in Panamania, Hilario Zapata. Zapata was a former Junior Flyweight and Flyweight Champion of the world and had a record of 43-10-1 with 14 KOs
The Hall of Fame also inducted four others in the non-participant/observer category. The new inductees are Harold Lederman (a judge for 30 years), Newark Star Ledger columnist, Jerry Izenberg, 14 Year executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Marc Ratner and longtime broadcaster, Col. Bob Sheridan.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the newest class for the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Hector Camacho headlines the new International Boxing HOF Class
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16 Dec
2015
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