Lyton Levison Mphande (born 14 May 1963) is a former

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...

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and light-welterweight boxer. He received a bronze medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. He competed at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

, where he defeated Jhapat Singh Bhujel of

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before losing to

Anthony Mwamba Anthony Mwamba (8 August 1960 – 21 January 2021) was a Zambian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Mwamba won a bronze medal in the welterweight (67 kg) division at the 1990 Commonwealth ...

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. He finished in ninth place.

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1963 births Living people Malawian male boxers Olympic boxers for Malawi Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Lightweight boxers Light-welterweight boxers Boxers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malawi Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games {{Malawi-boxing-bio-stub