Nigerian boxer (born 1968)
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Full name | Richard Igbineghu-Bango | ||||||||||||||
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Born | (1968-04-21) 21 April 1968 (age 56) Ibadan, Oyo State | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Weight class | Super Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Richard Igbineghu-Bango (born 21 April 1968) is a Nigerian boxer. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's super heavyweight (+ 91 kg) category.
Olympic results※
- Defeated Gytis Juškevičius (Lithuania), KO 2
- Defeated Svilen Rusinov (Bulgaria), 9–7
- Lost——to Roberto Balado (Cuba), 2–13
Professional career※
Fighting under the name Richard Bango, Igbineghu turned pro in 1994 with moderate success. Although he began his career 16–0, "Bango took three years off," from 1996 to 1999. At the "advanced age of 36," Bango took on his first real challenge, goliath Nikolay Valuev. Bango was TKO'd in the 6th round. In 2006, "Bango dropped his second loss," to a young Alexander Povetkin, via a 2nd-round KO.
Professional boxing record※
17 Wins (13 knockouts, 4 decisions), 2 Losses (2 knockouts, 0 decisions)※ | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Loss | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | 04/03/2006 | ![]() |
Bango knocked out at 2:20 of the second round. |
Win | 4–7–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 20/05/2005 | ![]() |
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Loss | 36–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 | 24/07/2004 | ![]() |
WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the sixth round. |
Win | 1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 16/04/2004 | ![]() |
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Win | 17–13 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 | 21/06/2003 | ![]() |
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Win | 18–1 | ![]() |
KO | 6 | 29/03/2003 | ![]() |
Nigeria Heavyweight Title. |
Win | 15–55–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 24/06/2000 | ![]() |
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Win | 14–101–5 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | 20/04/2000 | ![]() |
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Win | 7–10 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 15/04/2000 | ![]() |
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Win | 7–2 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 20/07/1999 | ![]() |
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Win | 2–34 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | 26/06/1999 | ![]() |
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Win | -- | Willard Lockhart | KO | 1 | 17/07/1996 | ![]() |
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Win | 3–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 19/06/1996 | ![]() |
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Win | 3–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 27/04/1996 | ![]() |
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Win | 0–3 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 21/11/1995 | ![]() |
Little knocked out at 0:50 of the first round. |
Win | 7–7–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 17/02/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 05/11/1994 | ![]() |
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Win | 2–5–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 25/10/1994 | ![]() |
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Win | 19–20–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 30/07/1994 | ![]() |
External links※
- Boxing record for Richard Igbineghu from BoxRec (registration required)
- sports-reference
Categories:
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Super-heavyweight boxers
- Olympic boxers for Nigeria
- Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Nigeria
- Sportspeople from Ibadan
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Nigerian male boxers
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in boxing
- Competitors at the 1991 All-Africa Games