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.
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Full name | Richard Igbineghu-Bango | |||||||||||||
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Born | (1968-04-21) 21 April 1968 (age 54) 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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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.
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 | ![]() |
All-Africa Boxing Champions in Men's Super Heavyweight | |
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1987 – 2015: over 91 kg | |
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