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Johnny Halafihi

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Nationality
  
Tongan/New Zealander

Role
  
Boxer

Draws
  
6

Name
  
Johnny Halafihi

Stance
  
Orthodox stance

Losses
  
18 (KO 5)

Total fights
  
59

Wins
  
35 (KO 20)

Height
  
1.73 m


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Rated at
  
light heavy/heavyweight

Born
  
25 August 1933 (age 90) Tonga (
1933-08-25
)

Division
  
Light heavyweight, Heavyweight

Johnny Halafihi (born 25 August 1933) is a former Tongan-born New Zealand professional light heavy/heavyweight boxer, active in the 1950s and 1960s.

Halafi 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 12 lb (80.5 kg; 12 st 9.5 lb), i.e. heavyweight.

References

Johnny Halafihi Wikipedia