Bonifacio Ávila (born June 5, 1950) is a retired boxer from Colombia, who represented his native country at the
1972 Summer Olympics
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. There he was eliminated in the second round of the men's
light middleweight
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Boxing
The light middleweight division (also known as junior middleweight in the Intern ...
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
*1st round bye
*Lost to Dieter Kottysch (West Germany) TKO by 2
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Durban
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South Africa
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Randers
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, 24/07/1977
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, 22/02/1977
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Montreal
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Quebec
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New York City
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New York City
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Medellín
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Barranquilla
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