Richard Igbineghu
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| Full name | Richard Igbineghu-Bango | |||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Nigeria | |||||||||||||
| Born | 21 April 1968 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 | |||||||||||||
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Richard Igbineghu (born 21 April 1968 in Ibadan) 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 1996-99. 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[]
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Categories:
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Super-heavyweight boxers
- Olympic boxers of 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