Magne Havnå

Template:Short description Template:Infobox boxer Magne Havnå (16 September 1963 – 29 May 2004) was a Norwegian professional boxer who once held the WBO world title in cruiserweight, beating American boxer Boone Pultz in 5 rounds in May 1990. His son Kai Robin Havnaa is also a former boxer in the cruiserweight division, undefeated as a professional.

Amateur career

• Club: Sentrum BK, Oslo, under legendary trainer Leif Hvalby, who was amateur champion and a sparring partner for the Danish EBU champion Christian Christensen in the 1950s and '60s.
• 1981 Scandavian Junior Amateur heavyweight champion
• 1984 Norwegian heavyweight champion
• Represented Norway as a Heavyweight at 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
  • Lost to Haakan Brock (Sweden) KO by 3
• 1985 Norwegian heavyweight champion
• 1986 Norwegian heavyweight champion

Professional career

After boxing in the 1984 Summer Olympics, Havnå turned pro in 1986. During his career, Havnå had 22 professional fights with 19 wins. His first fight was a 4-round decision over the UK's Johnny Nelson, who later on also became a world champion.

Professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
22	Template:No2Loss	19–3	Template:Flagicon Roger McKenzie	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	19–2	Template:Flagicon David Jaco	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
20	Template:Yes2Win	18–2	Template:Flagicon Greg Gorrell	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	17–2	Template:Flagicon Tyrone Booze	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	16–2	Template:Flagicon Daniel Neto	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	15–2	Template:Flagicon Boone Pultz	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
16	Template:No2Loss	14–2	Template:Flagicon Boone Pultz	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
15	Template:No2Loss	14–1	Template:Flagicon Angelo Rottoli	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	14–0	Template:Flagicon Lennie Howard	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	13–0	Template:Flagicon David Muhammed	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	12–0	Template:Flagicon John Westgarth	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	11–0	Template:Flagicon John Williams	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	10–0	Template:Flagicon Yves Monsieur	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	9–0	Template:Flagicon Roy Smith	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	8–0	Template:Flagicon Alfonso Ratliff	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	7–0	Template:Flagicon Robert Obey	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	6–0	Template:Flagicon Andrew Gerrard	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	5–0	Template:Flagicon Stewart Lithgo	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	4–0	Template:Flagicon Mick Queally	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Template:Flagicon Abner Blackstock	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Template:Flagicon Eddy Vandenhouwele	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Template:Flagicon Johnny Nelson	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small

Death

Havnå died in May 2004 in Lindgrov, Risør, Aust-Agder in a boat accident at the age of 40.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Magne Havnå's brother Erling Havnå is one of the men convicted for participating in the NOKAS bank robbery of 2004.

See also

• List of world cruiserweight boxing champions

External links

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