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Richard Igbineghu (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.

Richard Igbineghu
Personal information
Full nameRichard Igbineghu-Bango
Nationality Nigeria
Born (1968-04-21) 21 April 1968 (age 54)
Ibadan, Oyo State
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classSuper Heavyweight
Medal record
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Super Heavyweight
All-Africa Games
1991 Cairo Super Heavyweight

Olympic results



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 1996-99. 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 Alexander Povetkin KO 2 04/03/2006 Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany Bango knocked out at 2:20 of the second round.
Win 4-7-1 Marian Tudor TKO 2 20/05/2005 Tres Cantos, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Loss 36-0 Nikolay "Russian Giant" Valuev TKO 6 24/07/2004 Frankfurt, Brandenburg, Germany WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the sixth round.
Win 1-1 Gerson Domingos PTS 6 16/04/2004 Leganés, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Win 17-13 Armando Grueso TKO 8 21/06/2003 Albufeira, Portugal
Win 18-1 Adewale "Tiger" Abbey KO 6 29/03/2003 Ibadan, Nigeria Nigeria Heavyweight Title.
Win 15-55-1 Roy Bedwell TKO 1 24/06/2000 Covington, Tennessee, United States
Win 14-101-5 Frankie Hines KO 2 20/04/2000 Virginia, United States
Win 7-10 Rodney McSwain UD 6 15/04/2000 Bayboro, North Carolina, United States
Win 7-2 Marcus Johnson UD 6 20/07/1999 Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Win 2-34 George Harris KO 2 26/06/1999 Gallatin, Tennessee, United States
Win -- Willard Lockhart KO 1 17/07/1996 New York City, United States
Win 3-2 Mark Johnson TKO 2 19/06/1996 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Win 3-3 Jihad Abdulaziz TKO 3 27/04/1996 New York City, United States
Win 0-3 Roy "Chicken" Little KO 1 21/11/1995 Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States Little knocked out at 0:50 of the first round.
Win 7-7-2 Dennis "The Menace" Bailey TKO 1 17/02/1995 Cumbernauld, Scotland, United Kingdom
Win 3-0 Archie Perry PTS 4 05/11/1994 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 2-5-1 John Pierre TKO 3 25/10/1994 Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Win 19-20-1 Steve Garber KO 1 30/07/1994 Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom




На других языках


- [en] Richard Igbineghu

[fr] Richard Igbineghu

Richard Izbineghu est un boxeur nigérian né le 21 avril 1968.

[it] Richard Igbineghu

Richard Igbineghu (Ibadan, 21 aprile 1968) è un ex pugile nigeriano.

[ru] Ингбайнегу, Ричард

Ричард Ингбайнегу или Ричард Банго (англ. Richard Igbineghu или англ. Richard Igbineghu, родился 21 апреля 1968 в Ибадане, Нигерия) — нигерийский боксёр-профессионал, выступающий в супертяжелой весовой категории. Серебряный призёр Летних Олимпийских игр 1992 года.



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