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.

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^{[disambiguation needed ]} 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 knockout over the UK's Johnny Nelson, who later on also became a world champion.

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.

Preceded by Boone Pultz

WBO Cruiserweight Champion 1990 May 17 – 1991 Feb 15 Vacated

Succeeded by Tyrone Booze

References

1. ^ http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Magne_Havnaa

External links

• Magne Havnå at Find a Grave
• sports-reference

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Name	Havnaa, Magne
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Date of birth	16 September 1963
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Date of death	29 May 2004
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