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Manny Sobral
Manny Sobral
Born	12 September 1968 (age 55); Galicia, Spain
Nationality	Canadian
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Super welterweight
Stance	Southpaw
	Boxing record
Total fights	32
Wins	29
Wins by KO	15
Losses	2
No contests	1

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Manuel "Manny" Sobral (born September 12, 1968) is the former Canadian and IBO Champion of the World, competing in the Super welterweight division. A resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, he represented Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he was eliminated by Olympic bronze medallist Finland's Joni Nyman on points (1:4).

He has taught at Burnaby North Secondary School.

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Manny Sobral Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
Canadian Olympic Committee
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-'''Manuel "Manny" Sobral''' (born September 12, 1968 in [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], [[Spain]]) is a former [[Boxing|boxer]], competing in the [[welterweight]] (&ndash; 69&nbsp;kg) division. A resident of [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], he represented [[Canada]] at the [[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul, South Korea]], where he was eliminated in the first round by [[Finland]]'s [[Joni Nyman]] on points (1:4). He goes to [[Burnaby North Secondary School]].
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+| weight       = [[Super welterweight]]
+| nationality  = Canadian
+| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1968|09|12|df=yes}}
+| birth_place  = [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], [[Spain]]
+| style        = [[Southpaw stance|Southpaw]]
+| total        = 32
+| wins         = 29
+| KO           = 15
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+'''Manuel "Manny" Sobral''' (born September 12, 1968) is the former [[Boxing in Canada |Canadian]] and [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] Champion of the World, competing in the [[Super welterweight]] division. A resident of [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], he represented [[Canada]] at the [[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul, South Korea]], where he was eliminated by Olympic bronze medallist [[Finland]]'s [[Joni Nyman]] on points (1:4).
+He has taught at [[Burnaby North Secondary School]].
-===The Junior Boxing Days, 1984===
-The year was 1984, and it would be four years before Sobral would be
-part of the Canadian Olympic Boxing team of 1988.
-Two key events that would demonstrate his potential in 1984 were
-the 1984 Junior Golden Gloves and the 1984 Canadian junior national
-boxing championships.
-The Junior Golden Gloves:
-<ref>"BC Amateur Boxing News, May 1984, editor Brian Zelley</ref>
-*The event took place on April 28, 1984 at the Boxing BC Training Centre
-in Burnaby, BC.  Manny would be one of 13 contested  champions,
-and win the champions in the lightweight division.  Another boxer of note
-in that tournament was bantamweight boxer Tony Duffy.
-Duffy would win the Jr. Golden Boy Award
-and Sobral would be the Golden Boy runner-up.
-===Halls of Fame===http://www.burnabysportshalloffame.ca/10coach.htm
-In 2010 Manny was inducted in the British Columbia Amateur Boxing
-Hall of Fame<ref>BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame</ref>
-and recently the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame.<ref>Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame.</ref>
-Ring officials of that tournament would include, the Olympic referee
-Bert Lowes, Fred Fuller, Ron Whalley, Sid Knopp, Rudy Bianco, Al Young,
-Bob Newbrook, Earl Vance, Jim Gallagher, Vic Murdoch, Larry Krangle,
-Jack Mellor and Brian Zelley.  Serving as the glover was former
-AAU light-heavyweight champion Lindy Lindmoser.
-The Canadian Junior Nationals Boxing Championships:
-<ref>BC Amateur Boxing News, June 1984</ref>
-In the 1984 tournament, Sobral would win a bronze,
-but beyond that year, Sobral would improve on a yearly basis
-to make the 1988 Olympic boxing team four years later.
 ==External links==
+{{Commons category-inline}}
-* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/manny-sobral-1.html Manny Sobral Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103428/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/manny-sobral-1.html Manny Sobral Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com]
-* [http://72.232.38.190/EN/athletes/query/details2.php?id=37527 Canadian Olympic Committee]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091359/http://72.232.38.190/EN/athletes/query/details2.php?id=37527 Canadian Olympic Committee]
 * {{Boxrec|19373}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Sobral, Manny
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian boxer
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = September 12, 1968
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    =
-| DATE OF DEATH     =
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Sobral, Manny}}
 [[Category:1968 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Canadian boxers]]
+[[Category:Canadian male boxers]]
-[[Category:Spanish boxers]]
 [[Category:Welterweight boxers]]
 [[Category:Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
-[[Category:Olympic boxers of Canada]]
+[[Category:Olympic boxers for Canada]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from British Columbia]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Vancouver]]
-[[Category:People from Vancouver]]
+[[Category:Spanish emigrants to Canada]]
-[[Category:Canadian people of Spanish descent]]
+[[Category:Spanish male boxers]]
-{{Reflist}}