Richard Igbineghu

Richard Igbineghu-Bango is a Nigerian boxer. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's super heavyweight category.

Olympic results

Defeated Gytis Juškevičius, KO 2
Defeated Svilen Rusinov, 9–7
Lost to Roberto Balado, 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.