| Manny Santos | |
| Realname: | Manoel Santos |
| Weight: | light/light welterweight |
| Nationality: | Tongan/New Zealander |
| Birth Date: | 11 October 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Tonga |
| Death Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 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. 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.[1]
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 NaNNaN, i.e. lightweight, to NaNNaN, i.e. light welterweight.[2]
Santos died in Auckland on 2 December 2013, and was buried at Manukau Memorial Gardens.[3] [4]
