Héctor Julio Ávila (born July 14, 1972 in Santiago de los Caballeros) is a retired

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.El dominicano Héctor Ávila quiere un chance mundial
2006 Ávila competed for his native country at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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, where he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) division by Hungary's eventual bronze medalist István Kovács. He won a bronze medal at the

1990 Central American and Caribbean Games The 16th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Mexico City the capital of Mexico from November 20 to December 3, 1990, and included a total of 4,206 competitors from 29 nations, the largest the games had ever seen. The 1990 Central A ...

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1972 births Living people Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of the Dominican Republic People from Santiago de los Caballeros Dominican Republic male boxers Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing 20th-century Dominican Republic people 21st-century Dominican Republic people {{DominicanRepublic-boxing-bio-stub