Jesse Manyo Plange (born January 18, 1988) is a

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

ian boxer who won silver at the

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and qualified for the

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. At the

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, he lost in the second round to a Welshman. At the

, he lost the final to

Suleiman Bilali Suleiman Wanjau Bilali (born June 5, 1978) is a Kenyan light flyweight boxer. He has represented Kenya numerous times at international competitions. Bilali fought at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he was edged out by Spain's eventual runner-up ...

. At the World Championships he was defeated by

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Yang Bo. In the Olympic qualification he defeated

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, then lost to

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, and finally won against

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n Hamoud Boubraouet to gain the third and final qualifying spot. In Beijing at the Olympics he upset

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in his first match but lost to Paulo Carvalho.

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1988 births Living people Light-flyweight boxers Boxers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Ghana Ghanaian male boxers African Games silver medalists for Ghana African Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games Boxers from Accra {{Ghana-boxing-bio-stub