Bernardo Piñango


José Bernardo Piñango is a retired professional boxer from Venezuela who held the WBA, The Ring and lineal bantamweight titles. As an amateur boxer, he won a silver medal in the bantamweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In the final he lost to Cuba's Juan Hernández on points.

Amateur 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