Editing Héctor Camacho (section)

==Early life and amateur career==
Héctor Luís Camacho Matías was born in [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico|Bayamón]], [[Puerto Rico]], to Héctor Luis Camacho Sr. and his wife María Matías. He was the second youngest of five children, which included a younger brother, [[Felix Camacho (boxer)|Felix]] and sisters Raquel, Estrella, and Esperanza.<ref name="NYT"/> When he was three, his parents separated, and his mother took the children with her to New York City.<ref name="NYT"/> They lived in the [[James Weldon Johnson]] [[housing project]] in [[Spanish Harlem]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eldiariony.com/pesar-nueva-york-muerte-macho-camacho|title=Pesar en NY por la muerte del "Macho" Camacho|work=El Diario|author=Acosta, José|language=es|date=November 23, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2012|archive-date=January 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107142051/http://www.eldiariony.com/pesar-nueva-york-muerte-macho-camacho|url-status=dead}}</ref> Camacho attended local schools and ran into trouble as a teen, getting into street fights and landing in jail at fifteen. Pat Flannery, a language teacher in high school, helped the youth, teaching him to read and "acting like a father figure".<ref name="NYT"/> When Camacho learned boxing and [[karate]] as a teenager, Flannery guided him to the [[Golden Gloves]] competitions.<ref name="NYT"/> Demonstrating talent as a boxer, Camacho chose that sport as a career.

As an amateur, Camacho won three New York [[Golden Gloves Championship]]s. Camacho won the 1978 112&nbsp;lb Sub-Novice Championship, 1979 118&nbsp;lb Open Championship, and 1980 119&nbsp;lb Open Championship.<ref name="Boxing.com">[http://www.boxing.com/camacho.html "Macho" Camacho] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226193834/http://www.boxing.com/camacho.html |date=February 26, 2019 }} - Boxing.com.</ref> In 1979 Camacho defeated Paul DeVorce of the Yonkers Police Athletic League in the finals to win the title, and, in 1980, Camacho defeated Tyrone Jackson in the finals to win the Championship.

In 1980 Camacho won [[Intercity Golden Gloves]],<ref name="Boxing.com" /> defeating Orlando Johnson of Chicago.

Camacho completed his amateur career, having a hundred fights under his belt, with 96 wins, and 4 losses.<ref>[https://www.ringtv.com/176071-remembering-macho-time/ Remembering 'Macho Time'] - [[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]].</ref><ref>[http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/on-this-day-hector-camacho-dies-after-shooting/ On This Day: Hector Camacho dies after shooting] - Boxing News.</ref><ref>[https://www.si.com/vault/1982/09/06/624396/a-hard-driving-macho-man A hard-driving macho man] - [[Sports Illustrated]].</ref>

Camacho's nickname of "Macho" has been explained in various ways. According to his father, he gave him the nickname because he was his youngest son.<ref name="primera" /> According to the ''[[New York Times]]'', his mentor Pat Flannery is the one who gave him the nickname during his teens.<ref name="NYT" /> According to Camacho himself, the nickname came as a result of American co-workers at a factory who couldn't pronounce his last name.<ref>{{cite news |title=De dónde salió lo del Macho|author=Colón, David |newspaper=INdice |date=November 23, 2012}}</ref>

===Amateur Highlights===
Camacho's major achievements in the amateur boxing:<ref name="Boxing.com" />
* {{gold1}} 1978 New York Golden Gloves Flyweight Sub-Novice Champion
* {{gold1}} 1979 New York Golden Gloves Bantamweight Open Champion
* {{gold1}} 1979 Intercity Golden Gloves 119-Pound Champion
* {{gold1}} 1980 New York Golden Gloves Bantamweight Open Champion
* {{gold1}} 1980 Intercity Golden Gloves 125-Pound Champion