Sports; Hector 'Macho' Camacho, former boxing world champ, dies after being shot in face. Published: ; Nov. 24, 2012, 1:26 p.m.

Doctors say famed Puerto Rican boxer Hector `Macho' Camacho is clinically ''brain dead'' after being shot in the face, and his family has decided to wait two more days before taking him off life ...

Hector "Macho" Camacho celebrates a unanimous decision over Roberto Duran in 1996. AP file By DANICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Famed Puerto Rican boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho is clinically ...

Don King, Camacho's longtime promoter: "I was shocked and saddened when I learned Hector had been shot in Puerto Rico. My prayers go out to him and his family. "I liked promoting the 'Macho Man.' ...

Hector Camacho of Puerto Rico, right, lands a punch on the chin of Sugar Ray Leonard during a 1997 bout. AP file. By DANICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hector "Macho" Camacho will be taken off ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hector “Macho” Camacho will be taken off life support, his mother said Friday night, indicating she would have doctors do that Saturday. It was a decision the fo… ...

Hector "Macho" Camacho can't rest in peace just yet. A catfight involving the slain boxing legend's alleged lover, his official girlfriend and sisters marred Tuesday's wake in honor of the former ...

Hector Camacho (R) looks to throw a punch to Edwin Rosario during their fight at Madison Square Garden on June 13, 1986 in New York. Camacho won the WBC lightweight title by split decision.

Hector Camacho Is Among Hall Inductees. Camacho, who was shot and killed three years ago at age 50 in his native Puerto Rico, heads a class that also includes the two-division champions Lupe ...

Macho: The Hector Camacho Story premieres on Showtime Friday, Dec. 4 at 9 p.m. ET. The documentary can also be streamed by subscribers on the Showtime website and app or viewed on-demand.

Hector Camacho's ring ensembles, a matter of fistic wonderment for 30 years, tended toward the bizarre, if not outright obscene. There were loincloths, tassels, spangles, beads -- you name it.