- Héctor Manzanilla
Héctor Manzanilla Rangel (born
June 28 ,1985 inLos Teques , Miranda) is aVenezuela n bantamweight boxer who has won a bronze medal at the Central American Games. He is most respected for giving amateur superstarGuillermo Rigondeaux on of the toughest fights of his career.Career
At the Central American Games 2006 he lost to Mexican
Arturo Santos Reyes in the semis.At the ALBA Games in May 2007 in his home country he gave two-time Olympic champion who came into this fight on a 96 bout winning streak since 2003 one of his toughest fights losing only on countback +8:8 (36:38). (The 5:0 score on Rigondeaux's amateur record is misleading, all five judges voted for him).
He didn't participate in the PanAm Games 2007.
At the
2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships where he lost toEnkhbatyn Badar-Uugan in the quarter final he qualified for the Olympics.As of 2007 his record is 179-15.
External links
* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/CentralAmericanandCaribbeanGames2006.html Central American Games 2006]
* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldChamps2007.html World Championships 2007]
* [http://www.abn.info.ve/go_news5.php?articulo=109727&lee=18 Bio/Record (Spanish)]
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