Hector Camacho disconnected from life support. Puerto Rico ex-boxer declared dead

Former Puerto Rican boxer Hector Camacho was pronounced dead Saturday as he was disconnected from the life-support equipment, four days after being shot in the head, informs AFP.

“Camacho suffered a heart attack in the morning, we could not do anything for him and a few minutes later we took him off the respirator device. He will be examined by the coroner,” said Dr. Ernesto Torres, director of the medical center Rio Pedras.

Torres had announced on Thursday that former athletes, aged 50, was brain dead, a verdict accepted by his mother, Maria Matias, who nevertheless urged doctors to keep her son artificially alive just to allow his three children to see him one last time. Camacho’s eldest son did not initially agree with the the idea that the former champion be disconnected: “The fight does not end until the last round. My father is a fighter and will fight to the end”.

Finally, Hector Camacho Junior agreed that the final decision should be taken by his grandmother Maria Matias.

Puerto Rican authorities are preparing a funeral ceremony for Camacho, but some family members want the funeral be held in New York.

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A police spokesman, Alex Diaz, said that nine small packages of cocaine were found in one of murdered driver’s pockets.

Camacho, a world champion in three different categories (super featherweight, lightweight WBC and junior welterweight WBO) was one of the prominent boxers in the 1980s. He had renowed opponents such as Roberto Duran, Oscar De La Hoya, Julio Cesar Chavez, Sugar Ray Leonard, Felix Trinidad, Ray Mancini and Greg Haugen.

Camacho was born in Bayamon but grew up in Harlem (New York). The Puerto Rican, known for his frequent problems with drugs, was charged for hitting his son in his ex-wife’s Florida home last year. He was indicted for child maltreatment.