| Bernardo Piñango | ||||||||||||||
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| Real name | Bernardo Jose Pinango | |||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Bantamweight | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 1&fras1;2 in (169 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Reach | 167 cm (66 in) | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Venezuelan | |||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1960 Caracas, Venezuela | |||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 32 | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Losses | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Draws | 3 | |||||||||||||
| No contests | 1 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 1980 Moscow Olympic Games in the bantamweight class. His results were:
- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: Defeated Ernesto Alguera (Nicaragua) by decision, 4-1
- Round of 16: Defeated Veli Koota (Finland) by disqualification, round 2
- Quarterfinal: Defeated John Siryakibbe (Uganda) knockout in round 2
- Semifinal: Defeated Dumitru Cipere (Romania) by decision, 3-2
- Final: Lost to Juan Hernandez (Cuba) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded silver medal)
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.
Professional boxing record
| 32 fights | 23 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 15 | 1 |
| By decision | 8 | 4 |
| Draws | 3 | |
| No contests | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Loss | 23–5–3 (1) |  Troy Dorsey | TKO | 8 (10) | Apr 07, 1990 |  Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 23–4–3 (1) |  Tommy Valoy | KO | 6 (?) | Dec 19, 1989 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 30 | Loss | 22–4–3 (1) |  Job Walters | UD | 10 | Nov 10, 1988 | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| 29 | Loss | 22–3–3 (1) |  Juan José Estrada | UD | 12 | May 28, 1988 | Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Mexico | Lost WBA super bantamweight title |
| 28 | Win | 22–2–3 (1) | Julio Gervacio | SD | 12 | Feb 27, 1988 | Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Won WBA super bantamweight title |
| 27 | Draw | 21–2–3 (1) |  Farid Benredjeb | TD | 8 (?) | Oct 03, 1987 | L'Espace International, Gravelines, France | |
| 26 | Win | 21–2–2 (1) | Frankie Duarte | UD | 15 | Feb 03, 1987 | Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Retained WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 25 | Win | 20–2–2 (1) |  Simon Skosana | KO | 15 (15) | Nov 22, 1986 |  Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | Retained WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 24 | Win | 19–2–2 (1) | Ciro De Leva | TKO | 10 (15) | Oct 04, 1986 | PalaRuffini, Torino, Italy | Retained WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 23 | Win | 18–2–2 (1) | Gaby Canizales | UD | 15 | Jun 04, 1986 | Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. | Won WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 22 | Win | 17–2–2 (1) |  Benito Badilla | KO | 6 (10) | Mar 01, 1986 |  Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 21 | Win | 16–2–2 (1) | Jose Meneses | TKO | 5 (10) | Dec 14, 1985 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 20 | Win | 15–2–2 (1) | Jose Meneses | KO | 5 (10) | Jul 19, 1985 | Arena Panama Al Brown, Colon City, Panama | |
| 19 | Win | 14–2–2 (1) | Milton Torres | PTS | 10 | May 26, 1984 | Mets Pavillion, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | |
| 18 | Loss | 13–2–2 (1) |  Jesus Flores | PTS | 10 | Mar 12, 1984 | Caracas, Valenzuela | |
| 17 | Win | 13–1–2 (1) | Hector Vasquez | KO | 2 (10) | Feb 27, 1984 | Caracas, Valenzuela | |
| 16 | Win | 12–1–2 (1) |  Jose Maria Sandoval | KO | 1 (?) | Feb 06, 1984 | Caracas, Valenzuela | |
| 15 | Win | 11–1–2 (1) | Raul Gonzalez | PTS | 10 | Oct 17, 1983 | Caracas, Valenzuela | |
| 14 | Loss | 10–1–2 (1) | Raul Gonzalez | PTS | 10 | Aug 08, 1983 | Caracas, Valenzuela | |
| 13 | Win | 10–0–2 (1) |  Jun Resma | PTS | 10 | May 02, 1983 | Caracas, Valenzuela | |
| 12 | Win | 9–0–2 (1) | Rene Aroy | TKO | 5 (?) | Apr 11, 1983 | Catia La Mar, Valenzuela | |
| 11 | Win | 8–0–2 (1) |  Orlando Silva | KO | 2 (?) | Mar 07, 1983 | Poliedrito de La Rinconada, Caracas, Valenzuela | |
| 10 | Win | 7–0–2 (1) | Arnel Arrozal | PTS | 10 | Feb 22, 1983 | Valencia, Valenzuela | |
| 9 | Win | 6–0–2 (1) | Tito Roque | TKO | 5 (?) | Nov 08, 1982 | Caracas, Valenzuela | |
| 8 | Draw | 5–0–2 (1) | Antonio Esparragoza | PTS | 10 | Oct 04, 1982 | Caracas, Valenzuela | |
| 7 | NC | 5–0–1 (1) | Jose Mosqueda | NC | 2 (?) | Jul 26, 1982 | Cumana, Valenzuela | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Jaime Guerrero | TKO | 7 (?) | Jul 12, 1982 | Porlamar, Valenzuela | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | William Gonzalez | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 26, 1982 | Caracas, Valenzuela | |
| 4 | Win | 3–0–1 | Angel Torres | PTS | 6 | Nov 02, 1981 | Caracas, Valenzuela | |
| 3 | Win | 2–0–1 | Nelson Rodriguez | TKO | 1 (?) | Oct 12, 1981 | Caracas, Valenzuela | |
| 2 | Win | 1–0–1 | Angel Torres | TKO | 1 (?) | Aug 31, 1981 | Caracas, Valenzuela | |
| 1 | Draw | 0–0–1 | Angel Torres | PTS | 6 | Aug 01, 1981 | El Poliedro, Caracas, Valenzuela |
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
References
- ^ "Bernardo Piñango - Lineal Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
External links
- Bernardo Piñango - The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia
- Boxing record for Bernardo Piñango from BoxRec
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Gaby Canizales | WBA bantamweight 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 champion February 27, 1988 - May 28, 1988 | Succeeded by Juan Jose Estrada |