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 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.

Magne Havnå
Born	Magne Havnå (1963-09-16)16 September 1963 Risør, Norway
Died	29 May 2004(2004-05-29) (aged 40) Risør, Norway
Statistics
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Boxing record
Total fights	22
Wins	19
Wins by KO	11
Losses	3
Draws	0

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

22 fights	19 wins	3 losses
By knockout	11	2
By decision	8	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
22	Loss	19–3	Roger McKenzie	TKO	6 (6)	1993–02–12	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
21	Win	19–2	David Jaco	TKO	4 (6)	1992–03–14	Scandinavia Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark
20	Win	18–2	Greg Gorrell	KO	1 (8)	1991–12–06	Copenhagen, Denmark
19	Win	17–2	Tyrone Booze	SD	12	1991–02–15	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark	Retained WBO cruiserweight title
18	Win	16–2	Daniel Neto	UD	12	1990–12–08	Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg, North Denmark	Retained WBO cruiserweight title
17	Win	15–2	Boone Pultz	TKO	5 (12) 2:45	1990–05–17	Nordjyske Messecenter, Aars, Jutland	Won WBO cruiserweight title
16	Loss	14–2	Boone Pultz	SD	12	1989–12–03	Scandinavia Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark	For vacant WBO cruiserweight title
15	Loss	14–1	Angelo Rottoli	TKO	5 (12)	1989–05–26	Bergamo, Italy	For vacant European cruiserweight title
14	Win	14–0	Lennie Howard	TKO	3 (8)	1989–04–27	Skive Hallerne, Skive, Denmark
13	Win	13–0	David Muhammed	TKO	6 (8)	1989–02–16	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
12	Win	12–0	John Westgarth	PTS	8	1988–12–08	Sheraton Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark
11	Win	11–0	John Williams	TKO	4 (8)	1988–10–28	Brøndby Hall, Brøndby, Denmark
10	Win	10–0	Yves Monsieur	PTS	8	1988–05–15	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
9	Win	9–0	Roy Smith	KO	4 (8)	1988–02–12	Helsingør Halln, Helsingør, Denmark
8	Win	8–0	Alfonso Ratliff	PTS	8	1988–01–15	Skive Hallerne, Skive, Denmark
7	Win	7–0	Robert Obey	KO	2 (?)	1987–10–09	Aosta, Italy
6	Win	6–0	Andrew Gerrard	PTS	8	1987–10–02	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
5	Win	5–0	Stewart Lithgo	TKO	5 (6)	1987–03–28	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
4	Win	4–0	Mick Queally	TKO	4 (6)	1987–02–06	Herning Hallen, Herning, Denmark
3	Win	3–0	Abner Blackstock	TKO	6 (6)	1986–11–21	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2	Win	2–0	Eddy Vandenhouwele	PTS	4	1986–10–17	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
1	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.

See also

• List of world cruiserweight boxing champions