Richard Igbineghu

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.

Richard Igbineghu

Personal information
Full name	Richard Igbineghu-Bango
Nationality	Nigeria
Born	(1968-04-21) 21 April 1968 Ibadan, Oyo State
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Super Heavyweight
Medal record Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Super Heavyweight All-Africa Games 1991 Cairo Super Heavyweight

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 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.

External links

• Boxing record for Richard Igbineghu from BoxRec (registration required)
• sports-reference