John Avila (23-3-1, 12) was born in Reno, Nevada, U.S. on December 24, 1972. At the age of 18 years on November 29, 1991, he made his professional boxing debut against Lupe Landin, winning the fight via 4-round unanimous decision.
Avila's last fight was a 12-round unanimous decision loss to Hector Lopez at age 23 on November 16, 1996. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of John Avila's best fights have been against Angelo Nunez and Jeff Mayweather.
Avila has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | Nov 16, 1996 23 years, 10 months 23-3-1 (12) | Hector Lopez | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
26 | Sep 21, 1996 23 years, 8 months 23-2-1 (12) | Hector Quiroz | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN |
25 | May 15, 1996 23 years, 4 months 22-2-1 (12) | Steve Valdez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
24 | Apr 6, 1996 23 years, 3 months 21-2-1 (12) | Eugene Lopez | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
23  | Dec 10, 1994 21 years, 11 months 20-2-1 (11) | 21 years, 10 months 15-0 (14) | LT | 9 | TKO | LOSS For WBO |
22  | Nov 10, 1994 21 years, 10 months 20-1-1 (11) | 27 years, 7 months 11-5-3 (3) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
21 | Jul 2, 1994 21 years, 6 months 19-1-1 (11) | Stanley Longstreet | LT | 12 | TKO | WIN |
20 | May 14, 1994 21 years, 4 months 18-1-1 (10) | Raul Hernandez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
19 | Apr 9, 1994 21 years, 3 months 17-1-1 (10) | Bobby Brewer | 8 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Feb 24, 1994 21 years, 2 months 16-1-1 (9) | Rodney Wilson | 8 | KO | WIN | |
17  | Jan 12, 1994 21 years 15-1-1 (8) | 29 years, 6 months 23-3-2 (6) | 10 | MD | WIN | |
16 | Dec 4, 1993 20 years, 11 months 14-1-1 (8) | Lance Holcomb | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Oct 8, 1993 20 years, 9 months 13-1-1 (7) | Eduardo Perez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
14 | Aug 28, 1993 20 years, 8 months 12-1-1 (7) | Paris Alexander | 6 | PTS | DRAW | |
13 | Jul 30, 1993 20 years, 7 months 12-1 (7) | Reggie Johnson | 3 | KO | WIN | |
12 | May 8, 1993 20 years, 4 months 11-1 (6) | Curtis Strong | 8 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Apr 2, 1993 20 years, 3 months 10-1 (6) | Mike Dallas | 3 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Mar 27, 1993 20 years, 3 months 9-1 (5) | Russell Mosley | 6 | MD | WIN | |
9 | Feb 24, 1993 20 years, 2 months 8-1 (5) | George Young | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jan 30, 1993 20 years, 1 months 7-1 (4) | Pey Castillo | 4 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Oct 2, 1992 19 years, 9 months 6-1 (4) | Jorge Ojeda | 6 | SD | WIN | |
6 | Sep 19, 1992 19 years, 8 months 5-1 (4) | Manolo Ramirez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 11, 1992 19 years, 6 months 4-1 (3) | David Carrillo | 2 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Jun 20, 1992 19 years, 5 months 3-1 (2) | Pat Chavez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | May 2, 1992 19 years, 4 months 2-1 (1) | Abel Pedroza | 4 | UD | LOSS | |
2 | Apr 10, 1992 19 years, 3 months 2-0 (1) | Nate Miguel | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Nov 29, 1991 18 years, 11 months 1-0 (0) | Lupe Landin | 4 | UD | WIN |
