Magne Havnå

Magne Havnå (16 September 1963 – 29 May 2004) was a Norwegian professional boxer who once held the WBO world title in cruiserweight, beating Boone Pultz (USA) in 5 rounds in May 1990. His son Kai Robin Havnaa is also a boxer in the cruiserweight division, currently 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[]

19 Wins (11 knockouts), 3 Losses (2 knockouts)
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	19–3	Roger McKenzie	TKO	6 (6)	1993–02–12	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
Win	19–2	David Jaco	TKO	4 (6)	1992–03–14	Scandinavia Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	18–2	Greg Gorrell	KO	1 (8)	1991–12–06	Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	17–2	Tyrone Booze	SD	12	1991–02–15	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark	Retained WBO cruiserweight title
Win	16���2	Daniel Neto	UD	12	1990–12–08	Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg, North Denmark	Retained WBO cruiserweight title
Win	15–2	Boone Pultz	TKO	5 (12) 2:45	1990–05–17	Nordjyske Messecenter, Aars, Jutland	Won WBO cruiserweight title
Loss	14–2	Boone Pultz	SD	12	1989–12–03	Scandinavia Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark	For vacant WBO cruiserweight title
Loss	14–1	Angelo Rottoli	TKO	5 (12)	1989–05–26	Bergamo, Lombardy	For vacant European cruiserweight title
Win	14–0	Lennie Howard	TKO	3 (8)	1989–04–27	Skive Hallerne, Skive, Denmark
Win	13–0	David Muhammed	TKO	6 (8)	1989–02–16	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	12–0	John Westgarth	PTS	8	1988–12–08	Sheraton Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	11–0	John Williams	TKO	4 (8)	1988–10–28	Brøndby Hall, Brøndby, Denmark
Win	10–0	Yves Monsieur	PTS	8	1988–05–15	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	9–0	Roy Smith	KO	4 (8)	1988–02–12	Helsingør Halln, Helsingør, Denmark
Win	8–0	Alfonso Ratliff	PTS	8	1988–01–15	Skive Hallerne, Skive, Denmark
Win	7–0	Robert Obey	KO	2 (?)	1987–10–09	Aosta, Italy
Win	6–0	Andrew Gerrard	PTS	8	1987–10–02	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	5–0	Stewart Lithgo	TKO	5 (6)	1987–03–28	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	4–0	Mick Queally	TKO	4 (6)	1987–02–06	Herning Hallen, Herning, Denmark
Win	3–0	Abner Blackstock	TKO	6 (6)	1986–11–21	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	2–0	Eddy Vandenhouwele	PTS	4	1986–10–17	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
Win	1–0	Johnny Nelson	PTS	4	1986–10–03	Idrætshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark

Death[]

Havnå died in May 2004 in Lindgrov, Risør, Aust-Agder in a boat accident at the age of 40.^[1] Magne Havnå's brother Erling Havnå is one of the men convicted for participating in the NOKAS bank robbery of 2004.

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Magne Havnå from BoxRec
• sports-reference
• Magne Havnå at Find a Grave