HOF boxer, three-division champion Wilfredo Gomez dies at 69

Puerto Rican boxing legend Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez, who won world titles in three weight classes, died Saturday night. He was 69. Gomez had been hospitalized with respiratory complications, his son told Puerto Rican news outlets. Former WBO president and fellow Puerto Rican Paco Valcarcel also confirmed Gomez's death on social media. "He passed away a few hours ago, the one to whom I owe having entered the great family of International Boxing," Valcarcel wrote .