Johnny Halafihi
Tonga/New Zealand boxer
- Born
- 25 August 1933, Taunga
- Died
- 30 July 1985, United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- New Zealand
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- heavyweight, light heavyweight
- Occupation
- boxer
Johnny Halafihi (born 25 August 1933 – 30 July 1985) was a Tongan-born New Zealand professional light-heavyweight/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 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. He died in the United Kingdom.
In December 2009, he was inducted into the Tonga National Sports Hall of Fame.
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Facts from Wikidata Q16093770 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.