Magne Havnå

Magne Havnå (16 September 1963 – 29 May 2004), of Arendal, Norway, was a 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.

Magne Havnå
Statistics
Real nameMagne Havnå
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
NationalityNorwegian
Born(1963-09-16)16 September 1963
Risør, Norway
Died29 May 2004(2004-05-29) (aged 40)
Risør, Norway
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins19
Wins by KO11
Losses3
Draws0

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

Pro career

After boxing in the 1984 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
Loss19–3 Roger McKenzie TKO 6 (6) 1993–02–12 Randers Hallen,
Randers, Central Denmark
Win19–2 David Jaco TKO 4 (6) 1992–03–14 Scandinavia Hotel,
Copenhagen, Capital Region
Win18–2 Greg Gorrell KO 1 (8) 1991–12–06 Copenhagen, Capital Region
Win17–2 Tyrone Booze SD 12 1991–02–15 Randers Hallen,
Randers, Central Denmark		 Retained WBO Cruiserweight title.
Win16–2 Daniel Neto UD 12 1990–12–08 Aalborg Hallen,
Aalborg, North Denmark		 Retained WBO Cruiserweight title.
Win15–2 Boone Pultz TKO 5 (12)
2:45		 1990–05–17 Nordjyske Messecenter,
Aars, Jutland		 Won WBO Cruiserweight title.
Loss14–2 Boone Pultz SD 12 1989–12–03 Scandinavia Hotel,
Copenhagen, Capital Region		 For vacant WBO Cruiserweight title.
Loss14–1 Angelo Rottoli TKO 5 (12) 1989–05–26 Bergamo, Lombardy For vacant EBU Cruiserweight title.
Win14–0 Lennie Howard TKO 3 (8) 1989–04–27 Skive Hallerne,
Skive, Central Denmark
Win13–0 David Muhammed TKO 6 (8) 1989–02–16 K.B. Hallen,
Copenhagen, Capital Region
Win12–0 John Westgarth PTS 8 1988–12–08 Sheraton Hotel,
Copenhagen, Capital Region
Win11–0 John Williams TKO 4 (8) 1988–10–28 Brøndby Hall,
Brøndby, Capital Region
Win10–0 Yves Monsieur PTS 8 1988–05–15 K.B. Hallen,
Copenhagen, Capital Region
Win9–0 Roy Smith KO 4 (8) 1988–02–12 Helsingør Halln,
Helsingør, Capital Region
Win8–0 Alfonso Ratliff PTS 8 1988–01–15 Skive Hallerne,
Skive, Central Denmark
Win7–0 Robert Obey KO 2 (?) 1987–10–09 Aosta, Aosta Valley
Win6–0 Andrew Gerrard PTS 8 1987–10–02 K.B. Hallen,
Copenhagen, Capital Region
Win5–0 Stewart Lithgo TKO 5 (6) 1987–03–28 K.B. Hallen,
Copenhagen, Capital Region
Win4–0 Mick Queally TKO 4 (6) 1987–02–06 Herning Hallen,
Herning, Central Denmark
Win3–0 Abner Blackstock TKO 6 (6) 1986–11–21 K.B. Hallen,
Copenhagen, Capital Region
Win2–0 Eddy Vandenhouwele PTS 4 1986–10–17 Randers Hallen,
Randers, Central Denmark
Win1–0 Johnny Nelson PTS 4 1986–10–03 Idrætshuset,
Copenhagen, Capital Region

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
  1. "Magne Havnaa". BoxRec. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
Achievements
Preceded by
Boone Pultz		 WBO cruiserweight champion
May 17, 1990 – February 15, 1991
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Tyrone Booze
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