Bonifacio Ávila

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

 * align="center" colspan=8|17 Wins (14 knockouts, 3 decisions), 9 Losses (7 knockouts, 2 decisions), 3 Draws
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
 * -align=center
 * Loss
 * 35-7-1
 * align=left|🇨🇦 Jean-Claude LeClair
 * KO
 * 4
 * 21/08/1979
 * align=left|🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 * align=left|Avila knocked out at 2:51 of the fourth round.
 * Loss
 * 14-0
 * align=left|🇨🇦 Eddie Melo
 * TKO
 * 6
 * 25/05/1979
 * align=left|🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 * align=left|Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the sixth round.
 * Loss
 * 23-2
 * align=left| Carlos De Leon
 * TKO
 * 2
 * 27/01/1979
 * align=left| San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S.
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 * Loss
 * 26-2-3
 * align=left|🇦🇷 Alfredo Horacio Cabral
 * PTS
 * 10
 * 11/11/1978
 * align=left|🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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 * Loss
 * 42-7-1
 * align=left|🇿🇦 Elijah Makathini
 * PTS
 * 10
 * 10/10/1978
 * align=left|🇿🇦 Durban, South Africa
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 * Win
 * 13-5
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Roy "Smoky" Edmonds
 * KO
 * 6
 * 06/06/1978
 * align=left|🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 * align=left|Edmonds knocked out at 2:37 of the sixth round.
 * Loss
 * 11-3-2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Bob "Hunter" Patterson
 * TKO
 * 10
 * 21/02/1978
 * align=left|🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 * align=left|Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the tenth round.
 * Loss
 * 14-0
 * align=left|🇺🇬 Ayub Kalule
 * TKO
 * 4
 * 05/01/1978
 * align=left| Randers, Denmark
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 * Win
 * 32-28-1
 * align=left| Carlos Marks
 * PTS
 * 12
 * 24/07/1977
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 5-17-3
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Don Melosh
 * KO
 * 3
 * 09/05/1977
 * align=left|🇨🇦 Quebec City, Canada
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 * Loss
 * 14-6
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Lenny Harden
 * TKO
 * 6
 * 22/03/1977
 * align=left|🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 14-6-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 JT Dowe
 * KO
 * 4
 * 22/02/1977
 * align=left|🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 * align=left|Dowe knocked out at 1:59 of the fourth round.
 * Win
 * 27-37-5
 * align=left|🇨🇦 Gary Broughton
 * TKO
 * 8
 * 09/02/1977
 * align=left|🇨🇦 Quebec City, Canada
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 2-4
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Juan Evangelista Cordoba
 * KO
 * 12/12/1976
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Santa María, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 7-0-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 John "The Poll" Harris
 * KO
 * 1
 * 06/08/1976
 * align=left|🇺🇸 New York City, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 9-27-2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Curtis Phillips
 * KO
 * 5
 * 26/07/1976
 * align=left|🇺🇸 New York City, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Draw
 * 1-3-1
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Alirio Quinonez
 * PTS
 * 10
 * 08/10/1975
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Santa María, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 12-0
 * align=left| Nelson LaSalle
 * TKO
 * 6
 * 16/08/1975
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Draw
 * 1-3
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Alirio Quinonez
 * PTS
 * 10
 * 23/05/1975
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Medellín, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 2-3
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Juan Evangelista Cordoba
 * KO
 * 7
 * 12/12/1974
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 1-2
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Alirio Quinonez
 * PTS
 * 10
 * 06/09/1974
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Loss
 * 3-1
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Angel Rodriguez
 * KO
 * 6
 * 20/06/1974
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Barranquilla, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 18-11-6
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Don Lutz
 * KO
 * 1
 * 16/03/1974
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Draw
 * 0-1
 * align=left|Felipe Cariaco
 * TD
 * 3
 * 02/03/1974
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 3-0
 * align=left|🇨🇴 "Arc" Angel Rodriguez
 * KO
 * 5
 * 14/12/1973
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 2-2
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Juan Evangelista Cordoba
 * TKO
 * 6
 * 14/08/1973
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 0-1
 * align=left|Gregorio Arboleda
 * PTS
 * 8
 * 30/05/1973
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * align=left|🇳🇮 Jorge de Avila
 * KO
 * 5
 * 11/05/1973
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Eduardo Hurtado
 * KO
 * 1
 * 06/04/1973
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * }
 * TKO
 * 6
 * 14/08/1973
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 0-1
 * align=left|Gregorio Arboleda
 * PTS
 * 8
 * 30/05/1973
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * align=left|🇳🇮 Jorge de Avila
 * KO
 * 5
 * 11/05/1973
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Eduardo Hurtado
 * KO
 * 1
 * 06/04/1973
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * }
 * 1
 * 06/04/1973
 * align=left|🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
 * align=left|
 * }