historically, which fighter fought most like Abril?

Abril seems like a homeless man's Luis Rodriguez, a painfully skinny, cautious boxer who has bad luck with the judges.

Sven Ottke

He also reminds me a bit of Sammy Serrano. Not in terms of styles necessarily. But like Serrano, Abril is very skill but he's not overwhelming and he conveys a certain fragility despite his slickness.

Possibly Ralph Dupas or

 

Genaro Hernandez...

 

I cant put a finger on it but I like his style, He reminded me a little of Hearns without the hit man power but he was fluid ...I was thinking who does this guy remind me of.

 

Eusebia Pedroza -- in a lot of ways, incuding always being right on the borderline of the rules, if not outright on the other side of them.

 

jg, you beat me to the punch. Bobby Dykes elongated WW...

 

Good comparison, obviously he's not as active and doesn't go to the body as much as Rodriguez, fairly similar stylistically though.

 

He's a bit of a less assertive Celestino Caballero, but with less pop and an anemic workrate.