Leonard Mulls Comeback

Sugar Ray Leonard, 40 years old and five years removed from his last fight, said he might come out of retirement to fight Hector “Macho” Camacho.

Reached by telephone at his Southern California home, Leonard said he had a “verbal proposal from Camacho’s people, but nothing is definite.”

Asked if he were considering coming back for financial reasons, Leonard laughed and said: “I paid my taxes.”

Camacho, 34, is past his prime and is looking to land a bout against a fighter with the star appeal of Leonard.

The New York State Athletic Commission filed charges seeking revocation of fight manager Lou Duva’s license and forfeiture of all or part of the $1 million Riddick Bowe was to be paid for his heavyweight fight against Andrew Golota.

A riot broke out following the July 11 bout at Madison Square Garden, triggered when Bowe’s manager, Rock Newman, and others charged across the ring as Golota was being disqualified for low blows. Several fights broke out in the ring and the melee spread into the crowd, overwhelming security forces and requiring city police to restore order.