Richard Igbineghu

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.

Richard Igbineghu
Personal information
Full nameRichard Igbineghu-Bango
Nationality Nigeria
Born (1968-04-21) 21 April 1968
Ibadan, Oyo State
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classSuper Heavyweight

Olympic results

Professional career

Fighting under the name Richard Bango, Igbineghu turned pro in 1994 and has had limited 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 59-53, 59-55, 58-54.
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


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