Johnny Halafihi | |
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Statistics | |
Weight(s) | light heavy/heavyweight |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Nationality | Tongan/New Zealander |
Born | Tonga | 25 August 1933
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 59 |
Wins | 35 (KO 20) |
Losses | 18 (KO 5) |
Draws | 6 |
Johnny Halafihi (born 25 August 1933) is a former Tongan-born New Zealand professional light heavy/heavyweight boxer, active in the 1950s and 1960s.
Light heavyweight, or junior cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Halafihi won the New Zealand Boxing Association light heavyweight title, drew with Mike Holt for the vacant British Commonwealth light heavyweight title, and was a challenger for the British Commonwealth light heavyweight title against Chic Calderwood. His professional fighting weight varied from 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb), i.e. light heavyweight to 177 1⁄2 lb (80.5 kg; 12 st 9.5 lb), i.e. heavyweight. [1]
Mike Holt born Antione Michael Holthausen in Pretoria was a South African professional middle/light heavy/heavyweight boxer of the 1950s and '60s who won the South African middleweight title, and South African light heavyweight title, and drew with Johnny Halafihi for the vacant British Commonwealth light heavyweight title. Holt won the South African middleweight title from Eddie Thomas, and successfully defended the title against Thomas (twice), Cocky Bredenkamp, Jimmie Elliott, and Stoffel du Plessis. Holt was a challenger for the British Empire middleweight title against Pat McAteer, and British Empire light heavyweight title against Yvon Durelle, his professional fighting weight varied from 151 1⁄2 lb, i.e. middleweight to 185 lb, i.e. heavyweight, he was managed by Piet Lourens.
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