Camacho's Life Support To End, Says Mother

Boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho will be taken off life support his mother has said after the family wrestled with the decision for days.

Camacho was declared clinically brain dead from a shooting on Tuesday in his hometown of Bayamon in Puerto Rico.

Mother Maria Matias indicated she would have doctors disconnect the machine today - but only after three of his sons arrived in Puerto Rico and had a chance to see him a last time.

"I lost my son three days ago. He's alive only because of a machine. My son is not alive. My son is only alive for the people who love him," Ms Matias said.

The former champion's mother has the final say in the matter, but his eldest son, Hector Jr, said he wants to keep his father alive.

"He's going to fight until the end. My father is a boxer," he said.

Camacho grew up mostly in Harlem and was known as the Harlem Heckler

As some relatives and friends continued to pray for a miracle, condolences kept coming in for Camacho's family and preparations began for memorials and a funeral Mass.

Governor Luis Fortuno said: "Macho' will always be remembered for his spontaneity and charisma in and out of the ring."

Governor-elect Alejandro Garcia Padilla said: "The life of Macho Camacho, like other great athletes of ours, united the country. We celebrated his triumphs in the streets and we applauded him with noble sportsmanship when he didn't prevail."

Camacho was shot as he sat in a car with a friend, 49-year-old Adrian Mojica Moreno, who was killed in the attack.

Police spokesman Alex Diaz said officers found nine small bags of cocaine in the friend's pocket and a 10th bag open inside the car.

He won super lightweight, lightweight and junior welterweight world titles

Police reported no arrests and said investigators continued to interview potential witnesses.

Captain Rafael Rosa told reporters on Friday that they are tracking down several leads, but added that very few witnesses were cooperating. He declined to say whether police had identified any suspects.

Hector Camacho Jr lamented the violence that grips Puerto Rico, a US island territory of nearly four million people that reported a record 1,117 murders last year.

"Death, jail, drugs, killings," he said. "That's what the streets are now."

Camacho's sisters have said they would like to fly his body to New York and bury him there.

Camacho battled drug and alcohol problems throughout his life

Camacho grew up mostly in Harlem, earning the nickname the "Harlem Heckler".

He won super lightweight, lightweight and junior welterweight world titles in the 1980s.

Camacho battled drug, alcohol and other problems throughout his life. He was sentenced in 2007 to seven years in prison on burglary charges, but a judge eventually suspended all but one year of the sentence and gave Camacho probation.

He wound up serving two weeks in jail, though, after violating that probation. A wife also filed domestic abuse complaints against him twice before their divorce.

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