Manny Santos | |
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Born | Manoel Santos 11 October 1940 Tonga |
Died | 2 December 2013
Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 73)
Nationality | Tongan/ New Zealander |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | light/ light welterweight |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 44 |
Wins | 32 ( KO 14) |
Losses | 9 (KO 1) |
Draws | 3 |
Manoel "Manny" Santos (11 October 1940 – 2 December 2013) was a Tongan-born New Zealand professional light/ light welterweight boxer of the 1960s and 1970s.
Santos was born in Tonga on 11 October 1940. [1] His father, also called Manoel Santos, had a Portuguese father and a Tongan mother, and served with the Māori Battalion during World War II. Santos Snr and his family emigrated from Tonga to Auckland, New Zealand, in 1957. [2]
Santos won the New Zealand Boxing Association lightweight title, the Australasian Light welterweight title, and the British Commonwealth lightweight title. He was a challenger for the Australasian lightweight title against Hector Thompson. His professional fighting weight varied from 133+1⁄4 lb (60.4 kg; 9 st 7.3 lb), i.e. lightweight, to 138+1⁄4 lb (62.7 kg; 9 st 12.3 lb), i.e. light welterweight. [1]
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Santos died in Auckland on 2 December 2013, and was buried at Manukau Memorial Gardens. [3] [4]