 On February 2, 1994, Camacho defended his title for the first time, against future world champion Paul Weir, 7-0 coming in.He retained the title against Weir with a 12-round unanimous decision at Kelvin Hall, in Glasgow, Scotland.His next fight was televised on ESPN on July 15, 1994, as he faced former and future world champion and future hall-of-famer Michael Carbajal at the America West Arena, only a few blocks away from Carbajal's house at Phoenix, Arizona.