Josué Camacho
Josue Camacho | |
|---|---|
| Born | Josue Camacho Santiago January 31, 1969 |
| Nationality |  Puerto Rican |
| Other names | Dickie |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 25 |
| Wins | 16 |
| Wins by KO | 6 |
| Losses | 9 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Josué Camacho Santiago (Born January 31, 1969) is a Puerto Rican who was a world boxing champion. He was born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. His nickname is Dickie, and he was sometimes advertised as Dickie Camacho.
Professional boxing career
Camacho began his professional boxing career, after a stellar amateur career, when he fought another debutante, Reynaldo Vazquez, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 27 of 1988. Camacho won by a four-round decision.
On October 6 of that year, Camacho fought undefeated (2-0-1) Jose Luis De Jesus in Guaynabo, winning by a four-round split decision. Less than a month later, he scored his first knockout win, beating Luis Vargas on November 3, by a third-round knockout, in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico.
Camacho rested during 1989, then returned in 1990, first taking on Ray Ortega, 0-0-1, on May 12 of that year in San Juan, winning by a four-round unanimous decision. He followed that win up with a second-round knockout of Evy Vazquez, who was 0-5 coming in, at the Olympic Auditorium in
On August 4, 1990, Camacho fought Miguel Santos, 1-7-1, at Pedrin Zorrilla Coliseum in San Juan, winning by technical knockout in four rounds. One month and eleven days later, on September 15, he returned to action at the same coliseum, this time meeting Julio Cesar Acevedo, 3-3-1, and winning by eight round unanimous decision. On October 20 of that year (1990), he had a rematch with Jose Luis De Jesus, by then 5-2-2, at the Pedrin Zorilla Coliseum, knocking De Jesus out in three rounds.
Camacho finished 1990 by fighting Julio Cesar Acevedo in a rematch, this time for the vacant Puerto Rican
Camacho's next fight was his third rematch encounter in a row. Despite sporting a record of only 2 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, Miguel Santos was allowed to compete with Camacho for the vacant Puerto Rican Flyweight championship, therefore, on March 21, 1991, at San Juan, Camacho won the national title by outpointing Santos over twelve rounds.
Camacho then fought well-known Puerto Rican Angel Rosario, who had just come off a world title fight loss to Jose Ruiz. On April 27, 1991, at San Juan, Rosario, 11-6-1, outpointed Camacho over ten rounds. Camacho's Puerto Rican Flyweight title was not on the line that night.
Camacho took the rest of 1991 off, then began his 1992 professional boxing campaign with a twelve-round unanimous decision victory on March 27 over undefeated Eduardo Nazario (5-0-1) to retain the Puerto Rican national Flyweight title, at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. He followed that victory with a win on May 21 over 3-9-1 Luis Ramos, over eight rounds by unanimous decision, also at San Juan.
World champion
Mexican
Camacho then took off almost one entire year before returning to the boxing ring. His next bout was a non-title bout against Carlos Juan Rodriguez, 8-4. Fought at
On February 2, 1994, Camacho defended his title for the first time, against future world champion
His next fight was televised on
Career decline
Camacho lost his next three fights, effectively completing a four fight losing streak (which started with his title losing effort against Carbajal). These included a challenge of
Camacho retired after the loss to Gonzalez, but then returned on March 4, 1999, defeating Miguel Del Valle by eight-round decision. This turned out to be Camacho's last career victory, and he subsequently lost to
See also
- List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions
- List of light-flyweight boxing champions
External links
- Boxing record for Josué Camacho from BoxRec (registration required)