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
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes22Loss19–3 Roger McKenzie21Win19–2 David Jaco20Win18–2 Greg Gorrell19Win17–2 Tyrone Booze18Win16–2 Daniel Neto17Win15–2 Boone Pultz16Loss14–2 Boone Pultz15Loss14–1 Angelo Rottoli14Win14–0 Lennie Howard13Win13–0 David Muhammed12Win12–0 John Westgarth11Win11–0 John Williams10Win10–0 Yves Monsieur9Win9–0 Roy Smith8Win8–0 Alfonso Ratliff7Win7–0 Robert Obey6Win6–0 Andrew Gerrard5Win5–0 Stewart Lithgo4Win4–0 Mick Queally3Win3–0 Abner Blackstock2Win2–0 Eddy Vandenhouwele1Win1–0 Johnny Nelson
Death Havnå died in May 2004 in Lindgrov in Risør Municipality in Aust-Agder county in a boat accident at the age of 40. 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
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