Gabriel Hernández (boxer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández.

Gabriel Hernández

Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Hernández
Nickname	tito
Nationality	Dominican
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
Weight class	Light Heavyweight
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing the Dominican Republic Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata 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, aged 27, nine days after his last bout against Ralph Monday.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gabriel Hernández". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-08-12.
• Boxing record for Gabriel Hernández from BoxRec (registration required)