Manyo Plange
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Manyo Plange is a Ghana
ian boxer who won silver at the 2007 All-Africa Games
and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games
, he lost in the second round to a Welshman. At the 2007 All-Africa Games
, he lost the final to Suleiman Bilali
. At the World Championships he was defeated by Chinese
Yang Bo
. In the Olympic qualification he defeated Thomas Essomba
, then lost to Namibia
n Japhet Uutoni
, and finally won against Algeria
n Hamoud Boubraouet to gain the third and final qualifying spot. In Beijing at the Olympics
he upset Harry Tanamor
in his first match but lost to Paulo Carvalho
.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
ian boxer who won silver at the 2007 All-Africa Games
2007 All-Africa Games
The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there...
and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers...
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At the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
, he lost in the second round to a Welshman. At the 2007 All-Africa Games
2007 All-Africa Games
The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there...
, he lost the final to Suleiman Bilali
Suleiman Bilali
Suleiman Wanjau Bilali is a Kenyan light flyweight boxer. He has represented Kenya numerous times at international competitions....
. At the World Championships he was defeated by Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
Yang Bo
Yang Bo (boxer)
Yang Bo is a Chinese boxer who won bronze at the Asian Championships 2006 at flyweight.He upset world champion Lee Ok-Sung but lost in the semifinal to Violito Payla by RSCO....
. In the Olympic qualification he defeated Thomas Essomba
Thomas Essomba
Thomas Essomba is an amateur boxer from Cameroon who won All-Africa Games bronze medal in 2007 and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.Essomba lost his first round bout at the 2006 Commonwealth Games to Pakistan's Muhammad Nisar...
, then lost to Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
n Japhet Uutoni
Japhet Uutoni
Japhet Uutoni is an amateur Namibian boxer. He was the 2005 Namibian sportsperson of the year in the Namibian newspaper and won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games by defeating England's Darren Langley on points...
, and finally won against Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n Hamoud Boubraouet to gain the third and final qualifying spot. In Beijing at the Olympics
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Light flyweight
The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms ....
he upset Harry Tanamor
Harry Tanamor
Harry Tañamor is an amateur boxer from Zamboanga City, Philippines best known to medal repeatedly on the world stage at light flyweight.-Career:...
in his first match but lost to Paulo Carvalho
Paulo Carvalho
Paulo Santos Carvalho is a Brazilian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics as a junior flyweight.He beat Oscar Negrete and Winston Mendez Montero at the qualifier.-References:***...
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