Bonifacio Ávila (June 5, 1950 – January 5, 2026) was a Colombian boxer, 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. Ávila turned pro on April 6, 1973, and retired in 1979 after 28 bouts (17 wins, 8 losses, and 3 draws).
Bonifacio Ávila died on January 5, 2026, at the age of 75.
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 | |align=left| Jean-Claude LeClair |KO |4 |21/08/1979 |align=left| Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Eddie Melo |TKO |6 |25/05/1979 |align=left| Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Carlos De León |TKO |2 |27/01/1979 |align=left| San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S. |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Alfredo Horacio Cabral |PTS |10 |11/11/1978 |align=left| Buenos Aires, Argentina |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Elijah Makathini |PTS |10 |10/10/1978 |align=left| Durban, South Africa |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Roy "Smoky" Edmonds |KO |6 |06/06/1978 |align=left| Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Bob "Hunter" Patterson |TKO |10 |21/02/1978 |align=left| Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Ayub Kalule |TKO |4 |05/01/1978 |align=left| Randers, Denmark |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Carlos Marks |PTS |12 |24/07/1977 |align=left| Cartagena, Colombia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Don Melosh |KO |3 |09/05/1977 |align=left| Quebec City, Canada |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Lenny Harden |TKO |6 |22/03/1977 |align=left| Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| JT Dowe |KO |4 |22/02/1977 |align=left| Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Gary Broughton |TKO |8 |09/02/1977 |align=left| Quebec City, Canada |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Juan Evangelista Córdoba |KO |? |12/12/1976 |align=left| Santa María, Colombia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| John "The Poll" Harris |KO |1 |06/08/1976 |align=left| New York City, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Curtis Phillips |KO |5 |26/07/1976 |align=left| New York City, U.S. |align=left| |- |Draw | |align=left| Alirio Quiñónez |PTS |10 |08/10/1975 |align=left| Santa María, Colombia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Nelson LaSalle |TKO |6 |16/08/1975 |align=left| Cartagena, Colombia |align=left| |- |Draw | |align=left| Alirio Quiñónez |PTS |10 |23/05/1975 |align=left| Medellín, Colombia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Juan Evangelista Córdoba |KO |7 |12/12/1974 |align=left| Cartagena, Colombia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Alirio Quiñónez |PTS |10 |06/09/1974 |align=left| Bogotá, Colombia |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Angel Rodríguez |KO |6 |20/06/1974 |align=left| Barranquilla, Colombia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Don Lutz |KO |1 |16/03/1974 |align=left| Cartagena, Colombia |align=left| |- |Draw | |align=left|Felipe Cariaco |TD |3 |02/03/1974 |align=left| Cartagena, Colombia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| "Arc" Angel Rodríguez |KO |5 |14/12/1973 |align=left| Bogotá, Colombia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Juan Evangelista Córdoba |TKO |6 |14/08/1973 |align=left| Cartagena, Colombia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left|Gregorio Arboleda |PTS |8 |30/05/1973 |align=left| Bogotá, Colombia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Jorge de Ávila |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|
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