Bonifacio Avila (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). June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics: It was held August 27 to September 10 // Medals Light-flyweight (-48kg) Flyweight (-51kg) Bantamweight (-54kg) Featherweight (-57kg) Lightweight (-60kg) Light welterweight (-63. ... A weight division in professional boxing made popular in recent times by the likes of Thomas Hearns, Julian Jackson and Terry Norris, although the best that the division had to offer was probably lesser star Mike McCallum. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...