# Bernardo Piñango

Bernardo José Piñango Figuera (born February 9, 1960) is a Venezuelan former professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1990. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles from 1986 to 1987 and the WBA super bantamweight title in 1988. 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 against Mexican-American boxer Gaby Canizales. He defended the title three times including against Italian boxer Ciro De Leva. 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 | 3 |
| No contests | 1 | 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 | |