( CNN ) -- The mother of champion boxer Hector `` Macho '' Camacho probably will make a decision on Saturday about whether to remove her son from life support , she told reporters Friday night . `` For me , he 's not alive , '' Maria Matias told reporters in Puerto Rico . But one of the boxer 's sons , Hector `` Machito '' Camacho Jr. , said his father is alive and `` is going to fight until the end , '' Matias said she will make the final decision on her son 's life . The famed Puerto Rican boxer was shot in the face Tuesday and on Thursday was declared clinically brain dead . A passing gunman shot Camacho , who was in car 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 , police said . The driver was shot twice and killed , they said . 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 . He also battled a series of legal issues that stemmed 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 .
Mother of Hector `` Macho '' Camacho says her son is n't alive . Comment: Camacho was shot in the face on Tuesday , declared brain dead .