Langton Tinago
Langton Tinago | |
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Statistics | |
Real name | Langton Tinago |
Nickname(s) | Schoolboy |
Weight(s) | super feather/light/light welter/welterweight |
Nationality | Zimbabwean |
Born | Shurugwi, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) | September 28, 1949
Died | July 17, 2018[1] Gweru, Zimbabwe | (aged 68)
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 110 |
Wins | 86 (KO 16) |
Losses | 20 (KO 4) |
Draws | 3 |
No contests | 1 |
Langton Tinago (28 September 1949 – 17 July 2018) was a Zimbabwean professional super feather/light/light welter/welterweight boxer of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, who won the Zimbabwe lightweight title, Zimbabwe welterweight title, Commonwealth lightweight title, and Commonwealth super featherweight title, and was a challenger for the Commonwealth light welterweight title against Billy Famous, his professional fighting weight varied from 131 lb (59 kg; 9 st 5 lb), i.e. lightweight to 141+1⁄4 lb (64.1 kg; 10 st 1.3 lb), i.e. welterweight.[2]
References[]
- ^ "BREAKING: Langton 'School boy' Tinago dies | The Chronicle". www.chronicle.co.zw. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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Categories:
- 1949 births
- Light-welterweight boxers
- Lightweight boxers
- 2018 deaths
- Sportspeople from Midlands Province
- Rhodesian male boxers
- Super-featherweight boxers
- Welterweight boxers
- Zimbabwean male boxers
- African boxing biography stubs
- Zimbabwean sportspeople stubs