Bernardo Piñango

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).

Bernardo Piñango
Statistics
Real nameBernardo Jose Pinango
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Height5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
Reach167 cm (66 in)
NationalityVenezuelan
Born (1960-02-09) 9 February 1960
Caracas, Venezuela
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins23
Wins by KO15
Losses5
Draws3
No contests1
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Venezuela
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow Bantamweight

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
Professional record summary
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 Date Location Notes
32 Loss 23–5–3 (1) Troy Dorsey TKO 8 (10) Apr 7, 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 3, 1987 L'Espace International, Gravelines, France
26 Win 21–2–2 (1) Frankie Duarte UD 15 Feb 3, 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 4, 1986 Pala Ruffini, Torino, Italy Retained WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles
23 Win 18–2–2 (1) Gaby Canizales UD 15 Jun 4, 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 1, 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 Pavilion, 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 6, 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 8, 1983 Caracas, Valenzuela
13 Win 10–0–2 (1) Jun Resma PTS 10 May 2, 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 7, 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 8, 1982 Caracas, Valenzuela
8 Draw 5–0–2 (1) Antonio Esparragoza PTS 10 Oct 4, 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 2, 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 1, 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
  1. "Bernardo Piñango - Lineal Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.


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