Bernardo Piñango

Bernardo Piñango
Born	Bernardo Jose Pinango (1960-02-09) 9 February 1960 Caracas, Venezuela
Nationality	Venezuelan
Statistics
Weight(s)	Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
Reach	167 cm (66 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	32
Wins	23
Wins by KO	15
Losses	5
Draws	3
No contests	1
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing Venezuela Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Bantamweight

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, 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.

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

• List of bantamweight boxing champions
• List of WBA world champions

External links

• Bernardo Piñango - The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia
• Boxing record for Bernardo Piñango from BoxRec (registration required)