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Bonifacio Ávila

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Bonifacio Ávila (born June 5, 1950) is a retired boxer from Colombia, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics. There he was eliminated in the second round of the men's light middleweight division (– 71 kg) by eventual gold medalist Dieter Kottysch from West Germany. Avila turned pro on April 6, 1973, and retired in 1979 after 28 bouts (17 wins, 8 losses and 3 draws).

Olympic results

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Professional boxing record

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17 Wins (14 knockouts, 3 decisions), 9 Losses (7 knockouts, 2 decisions), 3 Draws [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 35-7-1 Canada Jean-Claude LeClair KO 4 21/08/1979 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Avila knocked out at 2:51 of the fourth round.
Loss 14-0 Canada Eddie Melo TKO 6 25/05/1979 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the sixth round.
Loss 23-2 Puerto Rico Carlos De Leon TKO 2 27/01/1979 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S.
Loss 26-2-3 Argentina Alfredo Horacio Cabral PTS 10 11/11/1978 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
Loss 42-7-1 South Africa Elijah Makathini PTS 10 10/10/1978 South Africa Durban, South Africa
Win 13-5 United States Roy "Smoky" Edmonds KO 6 06/06/1978 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Edmonds knocked out at 2:37 of the sixth round.
Loss 11-3-2 United States Bob "Hunter" Patterson TKO 10 21/02/1978 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the tenth round.
Loss 14-0 Uganda Ayub Kalule TKO 4 05/01/1978 Denmark Randers, Denmark
Win 32-28-1 Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Marks PTS 12 24/07/1977 Colombia Cartagena, Colombia
Win 5-17-3 United States Don Melosh KO 3 09/05/1977 Canada Quebec City, Canada
Loss 14-6 United States Lenny Harden TKO 6 22/03/1977 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 14-6-1 United States JT Dowe KO 4 22/02/1977 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Dowe knocked out at 1:59 of the fourth round.
Win 27-37-5 Canada Gary Broughton TKO 8 09/02/1977 Canada Quebec City, Canada
Win 2-4 Colombia Juan Evangelista Cordoba KO ? 12/12/1976 Colombia Santa María, Colombia
Win 7-0-1 United States John "The Poll" Harris KO 1 06/08/1976 United States New York City, U.S.
Win 9-27-2 United States Curtis Phillips KO 5 26/07/1976 United States New York City, U.S.
Draw 1-3-1 Colombia Alirio Quinonez PTS 10 08/10/1975 Colombia Santa María, Colombia
Win 12-0 Puerto Rico Nelson LaSalle TKO 6 16/08/1975 Colombia Cartagena, Colombia
Draw 1-3 Colombia Alirio Quinonez PTS 10 23/05/1975 Colombia Medellín, Colombia
Win 2-3 Colombia Juan Evangelista Cordoba KO 7 12/12/1974 Colombia Cartagena, Colombia
Win 1-2 Colombia Alirio Quinonez PTS 10 06/09/1974 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia
Loss 3-1 Colombia Angel Rodriguez KO 6 20/06/1974 Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia
Win 18-11-6 United States Don Lutz KO 1 16/03/1974 Colombia Cartagena, Colombia
Draw 0-1 Felipe Cariaco TD 3 02/03/1974 Colombia Cartagena, Colombia
Win 3-0 Colombia "Arc" Angel Rodriguez KO 5 14/12/1973 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia
Win 2-2 Colombia Juan Evangelista Cordoba TKO 6 14/08/1973 Colombia Cartagena, Colombia
Win 0-1 Gregorio Arboleda PTS 8 30/05/1973 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia
Win -- Nicaragua Jorge de Avila KO 5 11/05/1973 Colombia Cartagena, Colombia
Win -- Colombia Eduardo Hurtado KO 1 06/04/1973 Colombia Cartagena, Colombia

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