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Leonard Makhanya (born 9 August 1964) is a former Swaziland boxer. Makhanya competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where he was defeated by Pat Clinton of Great Britain in his first round match. [1] He won a bronze medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games as a light-flyweight and won a silver medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games as a flyweight.
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