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