[Crimson]

Friday, July 3rd, 1992
Chungmu Gymnasium; Chungmu, Korea
Josue Camacho 11-2 (4) Puerto Rico
vs. (for the vacant WBO Light Fly title)
Myung-Woo Yuh 37-1-1 (14) Korea

Camacho entered the ring as a decided underdog vs. one of the greatest Light Fly weight fighters of all time, Myung-Woo Yuh. There was some questioning by the media of how Camacho had qualified for the tournament, a 1st round bye, and a crack at one of the 4 world titles. The most significant win on his record was a 12 round decision over a 5-0-1 Eduardo Nazario, in defense of the Puerto Rican Fly Weight Title. This was to be Camacho’s first fight outside of Puerto Rico and he was out to prove that he was deserving of his tournament placement. Odds makers had it surprisingly close at only 7-1 for Yuh.

The 23 year old Camacho proved to be no match for Yuh. Camacho was dropped in the 1st round and badly battered throughout the match. By the 4th round Camacho’s left eye was ½ shut and he appeared to be completely exhausted. Only his strong heart kept him in the match. In the 7th Camacho was floored again. He got up though and fought back. Camacho showed an unbelievable ability to absorb punishment. Finally in the 11th round, after having gone down for the 3rd time in the fight about a minute earlier, the referee stopped the fight. Camacho was proudly and defiantly still on his feet at the time of the stoppage. He recieved a nice round of applause from the Korean fans for his refusal to not give up and continuing to fight back. He was just in way over his head vs. Yuh. Punches landed favored Yuh 395 to 149 for Camacho.
Myung-Woo Yuh TKO11 Josue Camacho