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===Light welterweight=== {{main|Julio César Chávez vs. Héctor Camacho}} He went up in weight and competed at the next level. After a few fights there, he met [[Ray Mancini|Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini]], the former world lightweight champion who had a record of 29–3 with 23 knockouts, for the vacant [[WBO]] Light Welterweight title. Camacho was the fresher of the two and won a split twelve-round decision. He joined that exclusive group of world champion boxers who have become world champions in three weight divisions. Camacho's next rival of note was [[Vinny Pazienza]], whom he defeated on points. His next challenger was [[Tony Baltazar]], from [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]. He defeated Baltazar by points in a fight televised by HBO. His undefeated streak came to an end, and he lost his world championship to [[Greg Haugen]], the former world Lightweight champion. The referee had deducted one point from Camacho for refusing to touch gloves with Haugen at the start of the 12th round. After the fight, an unidentified substance was found in Haugen's urine, and a rematch was ordered. Camacho regained the title, beating Haugen in a close split decision. In 1992 in Las Vegas, Camacho met [[Julio César Chávez]], a formidable Mexican champion who was undefeated 81–0. Camacho entered the ring in an outfit based on the Puerto Rican flag; the fight was televised by [[Showtime (TV channel)|Showtime]]'s [[Pay Per View]]. Camacho was later criticized by some in the boxing press{{By whom|date=March 2013}} for his retreating tactics during the fight; Chávez kept pushing the fight and harassed him with hard punches to the body. The bout ended with a victory for Chávez by unanimous decision. Since 1992 Camacho's notable fights included two victories (by points) over [[Roberto Durán]], (one in [[Atlantic City]], the other in [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]]). In 1997, he knocked out [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] in five rounds. This loss sent the forty-one-year-old Leonard into permanent retirement, putting an end to his third comeback attempt six years after a loss to [[Terry Norris (boxer)|Terry Norris]] in 1991.
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