| Intro | Boxer |
| Is | Athlete Boxer |
| From | Nigeria |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 21 April 1968, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria |
| Age | 52 years |
| Star sign | Taurus |
Richard Igbineghu (born April 21, 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.
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 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)[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 | 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 | |
