Richard Igbineghu
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 Richard Igbineghu |
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Competitor for  Nigeria |
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| Silver | Barcelona 1992 | Super Heavyweight | |
Richard Igbineghu (born April 21, 1968 in Ibadan) is a Nigerian boxer. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a Silver medal in the Men's Super Heavyweight (+91 kg) category.
[edit] Olympic Results
- Defeated Gitas Juskevicius (Lithuania), KO 2
- Defeated Svilen Rusinov (Bulgaria), 9-7
- Lost to Roberto Balado (Cuba), 2-13
[edit] 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.
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