Bernardo Piñango

Bernardo Piñango
Personal information
BornBernardo José Piñango Figuera
(1960-02-09) 9 February 1960
Caracas, Venezuela
Height5 ft 6+12 in (169 cm)
Weight
Boxing career
Reach66 in (168 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins23
Win by KO15
Losses5
Draws3
No contests1
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Venezuela
Olympics
1980 Moscow Bantamweight

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).