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was made official in April 1996 to take place two months later in June. Both fighters appeared at a press conference announcing the fight when Durán, angered by
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The undercard's featured bout saw the return of former undisputed heavyweight champion
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A match between 3-division world champion Héctor
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was a professional boxing match contested on June 22, 1996, for the
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624:, Washington Post article, 1996-06-23, Retrieved on 2024-05-31
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Fighting Words: Camacho Draws the Line After Duran
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Camacho Lets His Fists (and Mouth) Do a Lot of the
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610:Douglas Is a 3-Round Hit; Camacho Holds Off Duran
537:"Hector Camacho vs. Roberto Duran (1st meeting)"
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598:DURAN FIT FOR BATTLE VS. CAMACHO
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210:157 lb (71 kg)
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774:Durán vs. de Jesús III
296:James "Buster" Douglas
199: in (171 cm)
182: in (169 cm)
834:Pazienza vs. Durán II
824:Leonard vs. Durán III
764:Durán vs. de Jesús II
934:Boxing on Fox Sports
849:Durán vs. Camacho II
784:Durán vs. Leonard II
278:middleweight title.
113:Bayamón, Puerto Rico
57:Title(s) on the line
622:CAMACHO BEATS DURAN
445:Super Welterweight
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829:Durán vs. Pazienza
759:Durán vs. de Jesús
754:Buchanan vs. Durán
481:Middleweight title
420:Super Lightweight
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65:middleweight title
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16:Boxing match
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226:Recognition
118:Panama City
46:Etess Arena
903:Categories
541:boxrec.com
523:References
515:Fox Sports
396:200+ lbs.
328:Fight card
282:Background
185:5 ft
168:5 ft
865:Ray Arcel
694:'s bouts
670:'s bouts
477: For
448:154 lbs.
423:140 lbs.
365:160 lbs.
319:Aftermath
310:The fight
138:$ 400,000
135:$ 600,000
858:Trainers
543:. BoxRec
493:Country
221:Orthodox
218:Southpaw
109:Hometown
94:Nickname
474:^Note 1
351:Method
341:Weight
251:Camacho
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