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Evance Malenga (born 12 September 1967) is a former Malawian featherweight boxer. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he finished in thirty-third place. [1]

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References

  1. Evance Malenga Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine at sports-reference.com