Richard Igbineghu

Richard Igbineghu

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.

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.

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