Richard Igbineghu-Bango (born 21 April 1968) 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 with moderate 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 |- |align="center" colspan=8|17 Wins (13 knockouts, 4 decisions), 2 Losses (2 knockouts, 0 decisions) |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Alexander Povetkin |KO |2 |04/03/2006 |align=left| Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Marian Tudor |TKO |2 |20/05/2005 |align=left| Tres Cantos, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Nikolay "Russian Giant" Valuev |TKO |6 |24/07/2004 |align=left| Frankfurt, Brandenburg, Germany |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Gerson Domingos |PTS |6 |16/04/2004 |align=left| Leganés, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Armando Grueso |TKO |8 |21/06/2003 |align=left| Albufeira, Portugal |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Adewale "Tiger" Abbey |KO |6 |29/03/2003 |align=left| Ibadan, Nigeria |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Roy Bedwell |TKO |1 |24/06/2000 |align=left| Covington, Tennessee, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Frankie Hines |KO |2 |20/04/2000 |align=left| Virginia, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Rodney McSwain |UD |6 |15/04/2000 |align=left| Bayboro, North Carolina, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Marcus Johnson |UD |6 |20/07/1999 |align=left| Windsor, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| George Harris |KO |2 |26/06/1999 |align=left| Gallatin, Tennessee, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left|Willard Lockhart |KO |1 |17/07/1996 |align=left| New York City, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Mark Johnson |TKO |2 |19/06/1996 |align=left| Newark, New Jersey, United States