Magne Havnå
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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.
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[edit] 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
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 |
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