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Julio César Chávez vs. Héctor Camacho

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Ultimate Glory: The Fight for it All
DateSeptember 12, 1992
VenueThomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBC super lightweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Julio César Chávez Héctor Camacho
Nickname El Gran Campeón Mexicano
("The Great Mexican Champion")
Macho
Hometown Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Purse $3,000,000 $3,000,000
Pre-fight record 81–0 (67 KO) 40–1 (18 KO)
Age 30 years, 2 months 30 years, 3 months
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 5 ft 6+12 in (169 cm)
Weight 140 lb (64 kg) 140 lb (64 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition WBC
Super Lightweight Champion
The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
WBC
No. 2 Ranked Super Lightweight
3-division World Champion
Result
Chávez wins by unanimous decision (120–107, 119–110, 117–111)

Julio César Chávez vs. Héctor Camacho, billed as Ultimate Glory: The Fight for it All, was a professional boxing match contested on September 12, 1992, for the WBC super lightweight title.[1]

Background

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A fight between Julio César Chávez and Héctor Camacho, two of the top fighters in the super lightweight division, had been discussed as early as 1989, though problems within Camacho's management team prevented HBO, who then held Chávez's television rights, from making the fight with then-HBO sports head Seth Abraham stating "While I'd love to do the fight, I'm not sure who to make the deal with."[2] After years of rumors and failed negotiations, the Chávez–Camacho fight finally came to fruition in April 1992. After Chávez made a successful mandatory defense against Angel Hernandez, he would challenge Camacho, who was sitting ringside, by yelling "you're next!" at him.[3] The two fighters would then each take tune-up fights on August 1, 1992, in preparation for their showdown scheduled in September that year. Camacho would defeat Eddie Van Kirk followed by Chávez making another successful title defense against Frankie Mitchell, officially putting their fight on.[4] There were concerns that Camacho, who had fought Van Kirk in the light middleweight division at 148 pounds, would have difficulty getting down to the 140-pound super lightweight division and thus make the long-anticipated bout a non-title fight. Promoter Don King would downplay Camacho's rumored troubles, stating they were "not true" and that there was "no question" that Camacho would make weight come the day of the fight.[5] Chávez, then undefeated in 81 professional fights, entered the fight as a heavy 5–1 favorite.[6]

Richard Steele was named the referee of the fight three days prior to it taking place. This was the first time Steele had refereed a Chávez fight since controversially awarding Chávez the victory by technical knockout against Meldrick Taylor after stopping the fight with only two seconds remaining over two years prior.[7]

The fight

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Chávez would earn the victory with an extremely lopsided unanimous decision. Chávez served as the aggressor for nearly the entire 12 rounds as the constantly retreating Camacho offered little offense throughout. There were no knockdowns, though Chávez came close to scoring a knockout in the third after hitting Camacho with a left-right-left combination while Camacho was stuck in his corner though Camacho survived the round. By the eighth round, Camacho's left eye was badly swollen after absorbing considerable punishment and Chávez would open a cut alongside Camacho's right eye though Camacho would nevertheless hold on and take Chávez the distance. All three judges had Chávez the clear winner with scores of 120–107 (12 rounds to none), 119–110 (10 rounds to one, one round even) and 117–111 (nine rounds to three)[8][9]

Fight card

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Confirmed bouts:[10]

Weight Class Weight vs. Method Round Notes
Super Lightweight 140 lbs. Julio César Chávez (c) def. Héctor Camacho TKO 8/12 Note 1
Super Middleweight 168 lbs. Michael Nunn def. Víctor Córdoba (c) SD 12/12 Note 2
Heavyweight 200+ lbs. Francesco Damiani def. Greg Page UD 10/10
Heavyweight 200+ lbs. Tony Tucker def. Everett Martin UD 10/10
Welterweight 147 lbs. Frankie Randall def. Juan Carlos Nunez TKO 2/10
Cruiserweight 190 lbs. Richard Mason def. Martin Lopez TKO 3/10
Heavyweight 200+ lbs. King Ipitan def. Barry Forbes UD 4/4

^Note 1 For WBC Super Lightweight title
^Note 2 For WBA Super Middleweight title

Broadcasting

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Country Broadcaster
 United States Showtime

References

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  1. ^ "Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Hector Camacho". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ^ Chavez-Camacho Bout Will Not Happen Soon, NY Times article, 1989-05-19 Retrieved on 2024-09-18
  3. ^ Chavez tells Camacho 'You're next', UPI article, 1992-04-11 Retrieved on 2024-09-18
  4. ^ Camacho Not Macho to Chavez, Washington Post article, 1989-08-03 Retrieved on 2024-09-18
  5. ^ On 61st Birthday, King Is Own Noisemaker, NY Times article, 1992-08-21 Retrieved on 2024-09-18
  6. ^ Chavez–Camacho Countdown Begins, Chicago Tribune article, 1992-08-03 Retrieved on 2024-09-18
  7. ^ Steele named referee for Chavez-Camacho, UPI article, 1992-09-10 Retrieved on 2024-09-18
  8. ^ It Wasn't Close: Chavez Stops Camacho in Decision, NY Times article, 1992-09-13 Retrieved on 2024-09-18
  9. ^ Chavez wins easily, pounds Camacho, UPI article, 1992-09-13 Retrieved on 2024-09-18
  10. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by
vs. Frankie Mitchell
Julio César Chávez's bouts
12 September 1992
Succeeded by
vs. Bruce Pearson
Preceded by
vs. Eddie VanKirk
Héctor Camacho's bouts
12 September 1992
Succeeded by