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11 Facts About Wadi Camacho

1.

Wadi Camacho is a Spanish-born British former professional boxer who competed from 2012 to 2019.

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Wadi Camacho held the Commonwealth cruiserweight title from 2018 to 2019 and challenged for the British cruiserweight title in 2019.

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Wadi Camacho scored five more wins in 2012; Rolandas Cesna by technical knockout in March; Igoris Borucha by PTS in May; Paul Morris with a stoppage via corner retirement in June; and TKOs against Andrew Ingram in September and Hari Miles in December.

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Wadi Camacho's first fight of 2013 came against China Clarke for the vacant English cruiserweight title on 9 March at the Wembley Arena, London.

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Wadi Camacho's next fight was a TKO win against Atilla Palko one month later before facing Tony Conquest in an eliminator for the British cruiserweight title on 5 October 2013 at The O2 Arena, London.

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Wadi Camacho made it to his feet on unsteady legs, only to be met with a big right hand from Simmons, prompting the referee to call a halt to the contest, handing Camacho a TKO loss.

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Wadi Camacho bounced back from his three consecutive defeats by scoring PTS wins against Yavor Marinchev in October and Jindrich Velecky in January 2016.

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Wadi Camacho next faced Dan Woodgate for the vacant Southern Area cruiserweight title on 27 February 2016 at the York Hall.

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Wadi Camacho dropped Woodgate to the canvas in the fifth round with a left hook followed by an uppercut, leaving Woodgate with a cut above his right eye.

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Wadi Camacho dropped Wheeler to the canvas with a body shot in round five.

11.

Wadi Camacho successfully defended the title twice more; scoring a PTS win against Jose Lopes in a rescheduled bout in November followed by a TKO win in a rematch against former victim Danny Couzens in March 2018.