Full name Gabriel Hernandez Name Gabriel Hernandez Rated at Light heavyweight Sport Boxing Weight 81 kg | Nationality Dominican Republic Height 1.96 m Nickname(s) tito Role Boxer | |
Born July 13, 1973 ( 1973-07-13 ) La Romana Died June 25, 2001, Yonkers, New York, United States | ||
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, aged 27, nine days after his last bout against Ralph Monday.
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