Gabriel Hernández Romero (July 13, 1973 – June 25, 2001) was a male

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from the

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, who competed for his native country at the

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. There he was stopped in the first round of the men's light heavyweight division by South Africa's

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(11-16). A bronze medal winner at the

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Hernández made his professional debut on November 15, 1996 defeating Shawn Cornell by knock-out in the first round. He committed suicide by hanging,AP News Archive
/ref> aged 27, nine days after his last bout against Ralph Monday.

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