Héctor Julio Ávila (born July 14, 1972, in

Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago de los Caballeros ("James, son of Zebedee, Saint James of the Knights"), often shortened to Santiago, is the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic and the fourth-largest city in the Caribbean by population. It is the capital of ...

) is a retired

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from the

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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 (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

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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 for the Dominican Republic Sportspeople 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 21st-century Dominican Republic people 20th-century Dominican Republic sportsmen {{DominicanRepublic-boxing-bio-stub