Magne Havnå (16 September 1963 – 29 May 2004) was a Norwegian professional boxer who once held the

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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.

Amateur career

*Club: Sentrum BK, Oslo, under legendary trainer Leif Hvalby, who was amateur champion and a sparring partner for the Danish

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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

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, 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

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, who later on also became a world champion.

Professional boxing record

Death

Havnå died in May 2004 in Lindgrov,

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in a boat accident at the age of 40. Magne Havnå's brother Erling Havnå is one of the men convicted for participating in the NOKAS bank robbery of 2004.

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