Bernardo Piñango
Bernardo Piñango | |||||||||||||
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Real name | Bernardo Jose Pinango | ||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||
Height | 5′ 6 1/2 in (169 cm) | ||||||||||||
Reach | 167 cm (66 in) | ||||||||||||
Nationality | Venezuelan | ||||||||||||
Born |
Caracas, Venezuela | 9 February 1960||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||
Total fights | 31 | ||||||||||||
Wins | 23 | ||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 15 | ||||||||||||
Losses | 5 | ||||||||||||
Draws | 3 | ||||||||||||
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José Bernardo Piñango (born February 9, 1960 in Caracas) is a retired professional boxer from Venezuela who held the WBA (twice), The Ring and lineal bantamweight titles. As an amateur boxer, he won a silver medal in the bantamweight division (-54 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In the final he lost to Cuba's Juan Hernández on points (0-5).
Amateur career
- Amateur Record: 110-10 (73)
- Silver medalist at the Boxam de Espana (1977)
- Gold medalist at the 34th Central American Championships (1977)
- 1978 Venezuelan Featherweight Champion
- Silver medalist at the Moscow Olympic Games in 1980 in the Bantamweight class. His results were:
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Ernesto Alguera (Nicaragua) 4-1
- Defeated Veli Koota (Finland) DQ 2
- Defeated John Siryakibbe (Uganda) KO 2
- Defeated Dumitru Cipere (Romania) 3-2
- Lost to Juan Hernandez (Cuba) 0-5
Professional career
Piñango became a pro in 1981, and won the Lineal and WBA Bantamweight title on June 4, 1986,[1] which he lost on March 29, 1987. From February 27, 1988 until May 28, 1988 he was the holder of the WBA Super Bantamweight Belt. He boxed his last match on April 7, 1990 in Las Vegas.
List of honours
- 1977 - Silver Medal, Boxam de España
- 1977 - Gold Medal, 34th Latin American Championships
- 1978 - Venezuelan Amateur Featherweight Champion
- 1980 - Silver Medal at Moscow Olympics
- 1986 - WBA Bantamweight Champion
- 1988 - WBA Super Bantamweight Champion
See also
- List of lineal boxing world champions
- List of bantamweight boxing champions
- List of WBA world champions
References
- ↑ "Bernardo Piñango - Lineal Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
External links
- Bernardo Piñango - The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia
- Professional boxing record for Bernardo Piñango from BoxRec
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Preceded by Gaby Canizales |
WBA Bantamweight World Champion June 4, 1986 – March 29, 1987 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Takuya Muguruma |
The Ring Bantamweight Champion June 4, 1986 – March 29, 1987 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Shinsuke Yamanaka | |
Lineal Bantamweight Champion June 4, 1986 – March 29, 1987 Vacated |
Vacant | |
Preceded by Julio Gervacio |
WBA Super Bantamweight World Champion February 27, 1988 – May 28, 1988 |
Succeeded by Takuya Muguruma |
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