Gabriel Hernández (boxer)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Hernández.
Gabriel Hernández
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Hernández
Nickname(s) tito
Nationality  Dominican Republic
Born (1973-07-13)July 13, 1973
La Romana
Died June 25, 2001(2001-06-25) (aged 27)
Yonkers, New York
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Light Heavyweight

Gabriel Hernández Romero (July 13, 1973 June 25, 2001) was a male boxer from the Dominican Republic, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was stopped in the first round of the men's light heavyweight division by South Africa's Sybrand Botes (11-16).

A bronze medal winner at the 1995 Pan American Games Hernández made his professional debut on November 15, 1996 defeating Shawn Cornell by knock-out in the first round. He committed suicide by hanging,[1] aged 27, nine days after his last bout against Ralph Monday.

References

  1. AP News Archive


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