Manuel "Manny" Sobral (born September 12, 1968) is the former

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and IBO Champion of the World, competing in the

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division. A resident of

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, he represented

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at the

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, where he was eliminated by Olympic bronze medallist

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Joni Nyman Joni Nyman (born 5 September 1962 in Pori) is a retired boxer ( pugilist) from Finland, who won a Welterweight Bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea Seoul, official ...

on points (1:4). He has taught at Burnaby North Secondary School.

External links

Manny Sobral Biography and Olympic Results , Olympics at Sports-Reference.com

Canadian Olympic Committee
* 1968 births Living people Canadian male boxers Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Canada Boxers from Vancouver Spanish emigrants to Canada Spanish male boxers 20th-century Canadian sportsmen 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Canada-boxing-bio-stub