Editing Wilfredo Gómez (section)

==Last fights and retirement==
Gómez tried a comeback in 1988 and 1989, but after winning 2 more bouts by knockout, he realized boxing wasn't in his heart anymore and retired for good. He later moved to [[Venezuela]], where he ran into [[Illegal drugs|drug]] problems, causing him trouble with the law and spending some months in [[Prison|jail]].<ref>{{cite web| author=Gabriel Cordero|  url=http://www.lomejordelboxeo.com/vnoticias.php?id=844| title=Los 50 años de Wilfredo Gómez| language=es| publisher=Lo Mejor del Boxeo| date=2006-11-01| access-date=2007-09-25 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071109060133/http://www.lomejordelboxeo.com/vnoticias.php?id=844 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-11-09}}</ref> He attended a rehabilitation center in [[Colombia]]. Gómez rebounded and is now back in Puerto Rico, where he has managed to stay off drugs. He helped [[Hector Camacho]] with the training of Camacho's son [[Héctor Camacho Jr.]], who was a boxer in the Jr Welterweight division. In 1998, Gómez became a born-again [[Christians|Christian]].<ref>{{cite web| author=Jason Gonzalez| url=http://www.fightnews.com/j-gon47.htm| title=Q&A: Wilfredo Gomez!| publisher=Fightnews.com| date=2006-02-21| access-date=2007-09-18 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071109090413/http://www.fightnews.com/j-gon47.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-11-09}}</ref>

On May 18, 2003, Gómez returned to Panama, where he was received by friends Roberto Duran and [[Eusebio Pedroza]], among others. In a message geared towards Panamanians, he expressed thanks to that country, calling it his second country and saying, among other things "I'm very motivated now that I will return to Puerto Rico, and no one should be surprised if I buy an apartment in Panama and move my family here".<ref>{{cite web| author=Gustavo Ampudia | url=http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2003/05/18/hoy/deportes/1023180.html| title= ¡Mil gracias, mi Panamá!  | language=es| publisher=La Prensa| date=2003-05-18| access-date=2007-09-18}}</ref> However, he bought a house in [[Orlando, Florida]] in 2006.

Gómez had a record of 44 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 42 knockout wins and all three losses also by knockout. In 1978, he was named Boxing Illustrated's Fighter of the Year. He is now a member of the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]]. Gómez was voted as the Greatest Super Bantamweight Ever in 2014 by the Houston Boxing Hall Of Fame. The HBHOF is a voting body composed totally of current and former fighters.  In 2003 a [[biographical film]] entitled ''Bazooka: The Battles of Wilfredo Gómez'' was produced by Cinemar Films, the documentary was directed by Mario Diaz and was filmed in New York City.<ref>{{cite web| author=Robert Dominguez| url=http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/2003/vol7n40/BoxerSaga-en.html| title=A Boxer's Saga, Blow By Blow| publisher=The Puerto Rico Herald| date=2003-09-25| access-date=2007-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0776712/| title=Bazooka: The Battles of Wilfredo Gómez'' | date=24 September 2003 |publisher=Internet Movie Data Base| access-date=2007-09-18}}</ref>