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).

Olympic results

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Professional boxing record

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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

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