# Wadi Camacho

Wadi Camacho is a Spanish-born British former professional boxer who competed from 2012 to 2019. He held the Commonwealth cruiserweight title from 2018 to 2019 and challenged for the British cruiserweight title in 2019.

## Professional career
### Early career

Camacho made his professional debut on 28 January 2012, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Moses Matovu at the York Hall in London. Camacho scored five more wins in 2012; Rolandas Cesna by technical knockout (TKO) in March; Igoris Borucha by PTS in May; Paul Morris with a stoppage via corner retirement (RTD) in June; and TKOs against Andrew Ingram in September and Hari Miles in December.
His first fight of 2013 came against China Clarke for the vacant English cruiserweight title on 9 March at the Wembley Arena, London. Camacho suffered his first defeat, losing via seventh-round RTD.

### Prizefighter series

Following the defeat to Clarke, Camacho entered the 30th edition of the Prizefighter series, taking place on 18 May at the York Hall. He won his first two bouts by unanimous decision (UD), defeating Martin Grainger with all three judges scoring the bout 30–27, followed by Nathan Owens, with one judge scoring the bout 30–26 while the other two scored it 29–27. In the final he faced former foe Hari Miles, who he beat six months earlier via seventh-round TKO. In the second round of his final bout of the night, Camacho landed three hard body shots, forcing Miles to go down on one knee. After making it to his feet before the referee's count of ten, Miles was met with another flurry of punches to put him down for the second time. Miles was unable to make it to his feet before the count of ten, awarding Camacho a second-round knockout (KO) victory to win the tournament along with the £32,000 prize, plus an addition £2,000 for scoring a stoppage win.

### Title contention
#### British title eliminator

His 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. After knocking his opponent down twice, Camacho went on to suffer the second defeat of his career, losing via UD over ten rounds. Two judges scored the bout 96–93 while the other scored it 95–94, all in favour of Conquest.

#### WBC International title

After scoring TKO wins against John Anthony in December 2013 and Toni Visic in April 2014, he faced Stephen Simmons for the WBC International Silver cruiserweight title on 27 June at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow. The pair were previously scheduled to fight on 1 March, but Simmons was forced to withdraw from the bout after suffering a broken rib. After a back-and-forth fight over nine rounds, Camacho was dropped to the canvas in the tenth and final round. He 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.

#### Southern Area champion

Following his loss to Simmons he suffered consecutive defeats to Craig Kennedy; the first being a second-round disqualification (DQ) for allegedly biting Kennedy on the shoulder in October 2014 and a seventh-round TKO in March 2015.
He bounced back from his three consecutive defeats by scoring PTS wins against Yavor Marinchev in October and Jindrich Velecky in January 2016. Camacho next faced Dan Woodgate for the vacant Southern Area cruiserweight title on 27 February 2016 at the York Hall. 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. After making it to his feet before the referee's count of ten he was met with a barrage of punches while pinned against the ropes, prompting the referee to step in and call a halt to the contest to save Woodgate from further punishment, awarding Camacho the Southern Area title by way of a fifth-round TKO.
He successfully defended the title in July – stopping Danny Couzens via sixth-round RTD – before facing Isaac Chamberlain on 29 September 2016 at the York Hall. In his second defence of the Southern Area title, Camacho lost by PTS, with referee Jeff Hinds scoring the bout 98–94 in favour of Chamberlain. After Chamberlain vacated the title, Camacho got the opportunity to fight for it once again in his next fight, this time against Karl Wheeler on 18 March 2017 at the York Hall. Camacho dropped Wheeler to the canvas with a body shot in round five. Wheeler was able to make it to his feet before the referee finished his count of ten, but deemed Wheeler unfit to continue, handing Camacho a fifth-round TKO win to recapture the Southern Area title.

#### Second attempt at the English title

In his next fight he made a second attempt to capture the English cruiserweight title, facing Arfan Iqbal on 9 July at the York Hall. After starting the fourth round as the aggressor, Camacho took a big right hand to the head which left him against the ropes on unsteady legs. Referee Phil Edwards stepped in to call a halt to the contest after Iqbal landed two more clean punches, handing Camacho his seventh defeat, losing via fourth-round TKO.

#### Retaining the Southern Area title

Following his second failed attempt at the English title, Camacho still maintained the Southern Area belt. He was scheduled to make his first defence – since winning the title against Karl Wheeler in March – on 23 September 2017 against Jose Lopes at the York Hall. After Lopes was forced to withdraw due to injury, Ossie Jervier – who was scheduled to fight in an eliminator for the title – stepped in as a late replacement. Camacho retained his title via PTS. He 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.

#### Commonwealth champion

Following the win over Couzens, Camacho took another rematch, this time against former conqueror Arfan Iqbal. The bout took place on 17 November 2018 at the York Hall, with the vacant Commonwealth cruiserweight title up for grabs. The bout was stopped in the seventh round after Iqbal fell through the ropes. With an injured back and unable to continue, the decision rested on the judges' scorecards. Two judges scored the bout 69–63 while the third scored it 68–64, all in favour of Camacho, awarding him the Commonwealth title via unanimous technical decision (TD).
His first defence came against British cruiserweight champion, Lawrence Okolie, on 23 March 2019 at the Copper Box Arena, London, as part of the undercard for Charlie Edwards' world title defence against Angel Moreno. After struggling with Okolie's power in the first two rounds, Camacho found some success in the third by landing a clean left hand. In the fourth, Okolie landed a big right to send Camacho down on one knee. After beating the referee's count of ten he was met with another powerful right hand, promoting the referee to call a halt to the contest, handing Camacho the eighth defeat of his career and awarding Okolie the Commonwealth title via fourth-round TKO.

## Professional boxing record

| 30 fights | 21 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 6 |
| By decision | 9 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 30 | Loss | 21–9 | Deion Jumah | TKO | 5 (10), 2:08 | 7 Sep 2019 | York Hall, London, England | For vacant English cruiserweight title |
| 29 | Loss | 21–8 | Lawrence Okolie | TKO | 4 (12), 3:00 | 23 Mar 2019 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | Lost Commonwealth cruiserweight title; For British cruiserweight title |
| 28 | Win | 21–7 | Arfan Iqbal | TD | 7 (12), 0:19 | 17 Nov 2018 | York Hall, London, England | Won vacant Commonwealth cruiserweight title; Fight stopped after Iqbal fell through ropes and injured his back |
| 27 | Win | 20–7 | Danny Couzens | TKO | 9 (10), 1:53 | 17 Mar 2018 | York Hall, London, England | Retained Southern Area cruiserweight title |
| 26 | Win | 19–7 | Jose Lopes | PTS | 10 | 25 Nov 2017 | York Hall, London, England | Retained Southern Area cruiserweight title |
| 25 | Win | 18–7 | Ossie Jervier | PTS | 10 | 23 Sep 2017 | York Hall, London, England | Retained Southern Area cruiserweight title |
| 24 | Loss | 17–7 | Arfan Iqbal | TKO | 4 (10), 1:04 | 9 Jul 2017 | York Hall, London, England | For vacant English cruiserweight title |
| 23 | Win | 17–6 | Karl Wheeler | TKO | 5 (10), 2:27 | 18 Mar 2017 | York Hall, London, England | Won vacant Southern Area cruiserweight title |
| 22 | Loss | 16–6 | Isaac Chamberlain | PTS | 10 | 29 Sep 2016 | York Hall, London, England | Lost Southern Area cruiserweight title |
| 21 | Win | 16–5 | Danny Couzens | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 16 Jul 2016 | York Hall, London, England | Retained Southern Area cruiserweight title |
| 20 | Win | 15–5 | Dan Woodgate | TKO | 5 (10), 2:03 | 27 Feb 2016 | York Hall, London, England | Won vacant Southern Area cruiserweight title |
| 19 | Win | 14–5 | Jindrich Velecky | PTS | 6 | 16 Jan 2016 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 18 | Win | 13–5 | Yavor Marinchev | PTS | 4 | 17 Oct 2015 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 17 | Loss | 12–5 | Craig Kennedy | TKO | 7 (8), 1:49 | 13 Mar 2015 | Newport Centre, Newport, Wales | |
| 16 | Loss | 12–4 | Craig Kennedy | DQ | 2 (8), 2:03 | 24 Oct 2014 | Rhydycar Leisure Centre, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | Camacho disqualified for biting |
| 15 | Loss | 12–3 | Stephen Simmons | TKO | 10 (10), 1:01 | 27 Jun 2014 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | For vacant WBC International Silver cruiserweight title |
| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Toni Visic | TKO | 4 (4), 1:04 | 4 Apr 2014 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | John Anthony | TKO | 3 (4), 0:46 | 14 Dec 2013 | ExCel Arena, London, England | |
| 12 | Loss | 10–2 | Tony Conquest | UD | 10 | 5 Oct 2013 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Attila Palko | TKO | 2 (4), 2:01 | 29 Jun 2013 | Bolton Arena, Middlebrook, England | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Hari Miles | KO | 2 (3), 1:47 | 18 May 2013 | York Hall, London, England | Prizefighter: The Cruiserweights III – Final |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Nathan Owens | UD | 3 | 18 May 2013 | York Hall, London, England | Prizefighter: The Cruiserweights III – Semi-final |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Martin Grainger | UD | 3 | 18 May 2013 | York Hall, London, England | Prizefighter: The Cruiserweights III – Quarter-final |
| 7 | Loss | 6–1 | China Clarke | RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | 9 Mar 2013 | Wembley Arena, London, England | For vacant English cruiserweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Hari Miles | TKO | 7 (10), 1:12 | 8 Dec 2012 | Olympia, London, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Andrew Ingram | TKO | 2 (6), 2:41 | 8 Sep 2012 | Alexandra Palace, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Paul Morris | RTD | 3 (6), 0:01 | 20 Jun 2012 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Igoris Borucha | PTS | 4 | 20 May 2012 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Rolandas Cesna | TKO | 2 (4), 2:49 | 4 Mar 2012 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Moses Matovu | PTS | 4 | 28 Jan 2012 | York Hall, London, England | |