Hector Camacho vs. Roberto Duran (1st meeting)

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1996-06-22 - Hector Camacho vs. Roberto Duran (Program).jpg

Roberto Duran 157 lbs lost to Hector Camacho 160 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12

"The clock probably struck midnight for Roberto Duran as a major boxing attraction when he lost a 12-round unanimous decision to Hector Camacho Sunday at Trump's Taj Majal. The 45-year-old Duran tried to pressure the faster Camacho throughout and actually came on in the final rounds to make the fight close in the eyes of some ringsiders. Duran seemed to land the harder punches throughout the 12-round bout but the left-handed Camacho had more hand speed and scored with counters and right jabs. When the decision was announced, it was widely booed by many in the crowd of 5,200 in the Mark Etess Arena. Neither man came close to going down but Camacho was marked around both eyes." -Associated Press

Notes

  • Title had been stripped from Danny Garcia.
  • The Fox Sports Network commentators unofficially scored the fight 116-113 for Camacho.
  • Unofficial AP scorecard - 114-114 Draw
  • Purses: Camacho - $600,000, Duran - $400,000
  • On the undercard, James 'Buster' Douglas made his comeback after a 5 1/2 year layoff against Tony La Rosa.

Post-fight comments

  • "He didn't beat me, the judges did. After the 5th round, I was the only one in the ring. The worst thing that should've happened was a draw." -Roberto Duran
  • "I thought I outboxed him, just like I wanted to. He put up a big effort. God bless him." -Hector Camacho

Bout Video

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xvc6ii


Preceded by:
Garcia vs. Snow 		IBC Middleweight Title Fight
# 4 		Succeeded by:
Camacho vs. Leonard


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