Bonifacio Ávila facts for kids

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

• 1st round bye
• Lost to Dieter Kottysch (West Germany) TKO by 2

Professional boxing record

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