Langton Tinago

Langton Tinago (28 September 1949 – 17 July 2018) was a Zimbabwean professional super feather/light/light welter/welterweight boxer of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, who won the Zimbabwe lightweight title, Zimbabwe welterweight title, Commonwealth lightweight title, and Commonwealth super featherweight title, and was a challenger for the Commonwealth light welterweight title against Billy Famous, his professional fighting weight varied from 131 lb (59 kg; 9 st 5 lb), i.e. lightweight to 141 14 lb (64.1 kg; 10 st 1.3 lb), i.e. welterweight.[2]

Langton Tinago
Statistics
Real nameLangton Tinago
Nickname(s)Schoolboy
Weight(s)super feather/light/light welter/welterweight
NationalityZimbabwean
Born(1949-09-28)September 28, 1949
Shurugwi, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
DiedJuly 17, 2018(2018-07-17) (aged 68)[1]
Gweru, Zimbabwe
Boxing record
Total fights107
Wins83 (KO 16)
Losses20 (KO 4)
Draws3
No contests1

References

  1. "BREAKING: Langton 'School boy' Tinago dies | The Chronicle". www.chronicle.co.zw. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.


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