Hector Alfredo Avila (born 17 April 1974) is an Argentine former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2016. At regional level, he held multiple championships, including the Argentinian cruiserweight title from 2005 to 2009.

Hector Alfredo Avila
Born (1975-04-17) 17 April 1975 (age 49)
Other namesEl Tiburon
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins24
Wins by KO15
Losses16
Draws1

Professional career edit

Avila faced former world title challenger Derek Chisora on 20 April 2013 at the Wembley Arena in London. Avila had one point deducted in the 6th round for holding and another in the 9th for use of the elbow, but was eventually stopped in the ninth round.[1]

On March 1 2014, Avila faced Olympic gold medallist Anthony Joshua on the undercard of Ricky Burns against Terence Crawford, in Glasgow, Scotland. Avila lost the fight via a first-round KO.[2]

Professional boxing record edit

41 fights 24 wins 16 losses
By knockout 15 12
By decision 8 4
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
41 Win 24–16-1 Pablo Alejandro Aima KO 5 (8) 26 Feb 2016 B-52 Boxing Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina
40 Win 23–16-1 Fernando Nahuel Lobos UD 8 8 Jan 2016 B-52 Boxing Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina
39 Loss 22–16-1 Anthony Joshua KO 1 (6), 2:14 1 Mar 2014 Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
38 Loss 22–15-1 Marcelo Domínguez TKO 7 (10) 31 Aug 2013 Club Atlético, Social y Deportivo Camioneros, Buenos Aires, Argentina
37 Win 22–14-1 Jose Manuel Farias KO 3 (6), 1:21 17 Aug 2013 Club Social y Cultural El Cruce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
36 Loss 21–14-1 Irineu Beato Costa Junior KO 1 (12) 8 Jun 2013 Sao Paulo, Brazil For vacant WBO Latino heavyweight title
35 Win 21–13-1 Icho Larenas UD 6 24 May 2013 Club Social y Cultural El Cruce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
34 Loss 20–13–1 Derek Chisora TKO 9 (10), 2:49 20 Apr 2013 Wembley Arena, London, England
33 Win 20–12–1 Martin David Islas SD 6 23 Mar 2013 Club Social y Cultural El Cruce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
32 Win 19–12–1 Emilio Ezequiel Zarate RTD 6 (10), 3:00 12 Jan 2013 Club Social y Cultural El Cruce, Buenos Aires, Argentina Won vacant WBC interim Mundo Hispano heavyweight title
31 Win 18–12–1 Walter David Cabral DQ 1 (6) 1 Dec 2012 Club Social y Cultural El Cruce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
30 Loss 17–12–1 Walter David Cabral TD 3 (8), 3:00 18 Aug 2012 Club Social y Cultural El Cruce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
29 Loss 17–11–1 Jovo Pudar KO 2 (12), 2:20 30 Sep 2011 Hotel Jugoslavija, Belgrade, Serbia For WBA-PABA heavyweight title
28 Win 17–10–1 Emilio Ezequiel Zarate UD 8 7 May 2011 Club Social y Cultural El Cruce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
27 Loss 16–10–1 Cesar David Crenz TKO 1 (10), 2:54 28 Feb 2009 Club Union, Buenos Aires, Argentina Lost Argentina cruiserweight title
26 Loss 16–9–1 Pedro Otas TD 10 (12), 3:00 22 Feb 2008 Ginasio Municipal Guaibé, Sao Paulo, Brazil For vacant WBO interim Latino cruiserweight title
25 Loss 16–8–1 Aleksandr Alekseyev KO 1 (12), 2:32 16 Jun 2007 SYMA Sport & Leisure Center, Budapest, Hungary For vacant WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
24 Win 16–7–1 Sergio Martin Beaz TKO 3 (4) 26 May 2007 Gimnasio Municipal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
23 Loss 15–7–1 Yoan Pablo Hernández UD 8 14 Apr 2007 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
22 Win 15–6–1 Hector Ricardo Sotelo TKO 5 (10), 1:52 17 Mar 2007 Gimnasio Municipal, Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained Argentina cruiserweight title
21 Loss 14–6–1 Hector Ricardo Sotelo TKO 8 (10) 27 Jan 2007 Unidad Funcional Pueblo Chico, Buenos Aires, Argentina
20 Win 14–5–1 Jose Luis Loyola KO 2 (10) 8 Sep 2006 Tucumán, Argentina
19 Loss 13–5–1 Krzysztof Włodarczyk KO 6 (10), 2:06 24 Sep 2005 Katowice, Poland
18 Win 13–4–1 Adolfo Obando TKO 5 (10), 2:21 20 Aug 2005 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Buenos Aires, Argentina
17 Win 12–4–1 Orlando Antonio Farias KO 2 (10), 2:07 26 Mar 2005 Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia, Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained Argentina cruiserweight title
16 Win 11–4–1 Cesar David Crenz KO 2 (10), 0:52 26 Feb 2005 Estadio FAB, Buenos Aires, Argentina Won vacant Argentina cruiserweight title
15 Draw 10–4–1 Sergio Martin Beaz SD 8 9 Oct 2004 Club Atletico Villa Mitre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
14 Loss 10–4 Cesar David Crenz TKO 6 (6) 14 Feb 2004 Club Atletico Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
13 Loss 10–3 Giacobbe Fragomeni PTS 8 14 Oct 2003 Pala Italia Online, Milan, Italy
12 Loss 10–2 Miguel Angel Antonio Aguirre KO 7 (12) 12 Jul 2003 Gimnasio Malvinas Argentinas, Buenos Aires, Argentina For South American cruiserweight title
11 Win 10–1 Luis Oscar Ricail TKO 6 (12) 7 Mar 2003 Buenos Aires, Argentina Won vacant WBC Mundo Hispano cruiserweight title
10 Win 9–1 Adolfo Obando TKO 6 (6) 26 Nov 2002 Casino Trillenium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 Win 8–1 Jose Daniel Velazquez UD 4 13 Apr 2002 Estadio FAB, Buenos Aires, Argentina
8 Loss 7–1 Vincenzo Cantatore TKO 5 (12), 2:01 23 Feb 2002 Milan, Italy For WBC International cruiserweight title
7 Win 7–0 Aaron Orlando Soria UD 4 8 Sep 2001 Estadio FAB, Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 Win 6–0 Juan Eduardo Zabala TKO 2 (4), 2:19 21 Jul 2001 Polideportivo Municipal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
5 Win 5–0 Luis Oscar Ricail UD 6 17 Mar 2001 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Buenos Aires, Argentina
4 Win 4–0 Luis Oscar Ricail UD 4 17 Feb 2001 Gimnasio Ian Bartney, Misiones, Argentina
3 Win 3–0 Jorge Enrique Arguello KO 2 (6) 25 Feb 2000 Buenos Aires, Argentina
2 Win 2–0 Jorge Mario Torres RTD 2 (4), 3:00 24 Sep 1999 Santa Cruz, Argentina
1 Win 1–0 Jorge Nolberto Gimenez KO 2 (6), 2:55 15 Jan 1999 Club Social y Deportivo Mar de Ajó, Buenos Aires, Argentina

References edit

  1. ^ "Dereck Chisora stops Hector Alfredo Avila in ninth round". BBC Sport. 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  2. ^ "Ricky Burns beaten by Terence Crawford in WBO title defence". 2 March 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

External links edit

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Dario Walter Matteoni
Argentinian
cruiserweight champion

26 February 2005 – 28 February 2009
Succeeded by
Cesar David Crenz