( CNN ) -- Hector `` Macho '' Camacho , the famed Puerto Rican boxer , is clinically `` brain dead , '' a doctor said Thursday . A gunman shot him in the face two days ago while he was seated in a black Ford Mustang in front of a bar in his hometown of Bayamon , Puerto Rico . Camacho , a former lightweight and junior lightweight champion , was in the passenger seat of the car , sitting next to a man who was shot twice and killed , police said . His family is now weighing whether to remove him from life support . The suspects are two men who are believed to have been traveling in a gray vehicle , said Lt. Wilfredo Rivera , of CataÃ±o Police . They escaped after a shootout with police at a residential complex , WAPA TV reported . During his career , Camacho , 50 , awed fans with his quick hands and ring antics , developing a reputation for flamboyance . Though , he also battled a series legal issues stemming from drugs and other problems . A southpaw , Camacho fought professionally for more than 25 years and last stepped into the ring in 2010 . He had a career record of 79 wins , six losses and three draws .
Camacho was shot in the face two days ago in front of a crowd in his hometown in Puerto Rico . His family is now considering whether to remove him from life support . The boxer fought professionally for more than 25 years and last came into the ring in 2010 . He had a career record of 79 wins , six losses , and two draws .