# 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.

## 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. Magne Havnå's brother Erling Havnå is one of the men convicted for participating in the NOKAS bank robbery of 2004.