Johnny Halafihi | |
Weight: | light heavy/heavyweight |
Nationality: | Tongan/New Zealander |
Birth Date: | 25 August 1933 |
Birth Place: | Tonga |
Style: | Orthodox |
Total: | 59 |
Wins: | 35 (KO 20) |
Losses: | 18 (KO 5) |
Draws: | 6 |
Johnny Halafihi (born 25 August 1933) was a former Tongan-born New Zealand professional light heavy/heavyweight boxer, active in the 1950s and 1960s.
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 168NaN, i.e. light heavyweight to NaNNaN, i.e. heavyweight.[1] He died in the United Kingdom.
In December 2009 he was inducted into the Tonga National Sports Hall of Fame.[2]