Bernardo Piñango | |||||||||||||
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Real name | Bernardo Jose Pinango | ||||||||||||
Rated at | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||
Height | 5′ 6 1/2 in (169 cm) | ||||||||||||
Reach | 167 cm (66 in) | ||||||||||||
Nationality | Venezuelan | ||||||||||||
Born |
Caracas, Venezuela |
9 February 1960 ||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||
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Total fights | 31 | ||||||||||||
Wins | 23 | ||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 15 | ||||||||||||
Losses | 5 | ||||||||||||
Draws | 3 | ||||||||||||
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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).
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.