Nigerian boxer (born 1968)
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.
Professional career [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
17 Wins (13 knockouts, 4 decisions), 2 Losses (2 knockouts, 0 decisions)[1]
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
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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