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Imamu Mayfield
Born Imamu Amiri Mayfield
(1972-04-19) April 19, 1972 (age 52)
Freehold Borough, New Jersey
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 197 lb (89 kg; 14.1 st)
Division Cruiserweight
Heavyweight
Reach 78 in (200 cm)
Style Boxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Years active 1994-2008
Professional boxing record
Total 39
Wins 26
By knockout 19
Losses 10
By knockout 7
Draws 3
Mixed martial arts record
Total 1
Wins 0
Losses 1
By submission 1

Imamu Amiri Mayfield (born April 19, 1972) is an American professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2008, and 2016 to 2017.

Career

Mayfield turned pro in 1994 and was a popular local fighter known for being on boxing cards in various New Jersey venues. He won the IBF Cruiserweight Title with a win over Uriah Grant in 1997. In his first Title defense Mayfield traveled to Hull, England and defeated formerly unbeaten British champion Terry Dunstan by KO. The next year, being promoted by the infamous Don "Only in America" King, lost a purse bid to M and M promotions. Mayfield was supposed to fight Saul Montana after coming off a tough title defense against Dunstan but instead was forced to fight a mandatory defense against Arthur Williams. He lost the belt to Arthur Williams via a 9th round TKO. In 2000, he earned a shot at WBC Cruiserweight Title holder Juan Carlos Gomez, but lost by KO in the 3rd round. Mayfield asked to be released from DKP sighting irreconcilable issues. Mayfield then signed with the before mentioned M and M and won the USBA title in Atlantic City, New Jersey with a KO over up and coming contender Gary Wilcox. The next year he lost an IBF Cruiserweight Title Eliminator bout against Jorge Fernando Castro.

In 2002, he then moved up to heavyweight, where in his first fight as a heavy was significantly undersized. He went on to clearly outpoint and hurt Peter Ohkello. Ohkello went on to fight for the WBC heavy weight Title in 2006 in Russia. Although he drew with Taurus Sykes in 2003, he was TKO'd in 2004 by journeyman Lawrence Clay Bey. After the loss to Clay Bey, he moved back down to Cruiserweight.

Mayfield moved back up to heavyweight again and took on Alexander Povetkin in 2006, and lost via a third round TKO. This was followed by another stoppage loss to rising contender Johnathon Banks.

He also competed in one mixed martial arts bout, against Japanese wrestler Kazuyuki Fujita at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 on December 31 (New Year's Eve), 2003. The rules of the fight dictated that the fighters would be stood up after 20 seconds on the ground, which made the fight fairer for Mayfield given his lack of grappling skills. Fujita was able to choke Mayfield unconscious while he was still standing in the second round.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
39 fights 26 wins 10 losses
By knockout 19 7
By decision 7 3
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
39 Draw 26–10–3 United States Lamont Capers SD 8 19/08/2017 United States Claridge Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, U.S.
38 Win 26–10–2 United States Anthony Caputo Smith KO 6 12/11/2016 United States Claridge Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, U.S.
37 Loss 25–10–2 United States Daniel Pasciolla UD 6 19/03/2016 United States Claridge Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, U.S. For vacant New Jersey State Heavyweight title
36 Loss 25–9–2 United States Johnathon Banks TKO 1 23/02/2008 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the first round.
35 Loss 25–8–2 Russia Alexander Povetkin KO 3 10/12/2006 Russia Olimpiisky, Moscow, Russia
34 Loss 25–7–2 Poland Krzysztof Włodarczyk UD 12 25/03/2006 Poland Siedlce, Poland IBC/WBC FECARBOX Cruiserweight Titles.
33 Win 25–6–2 United States Rayco Saunders UD 8 02/12/2005 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
32 Loss 24–6–2 Nigeria Emmanuel Nwodo TKO 1 03/12/2004 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:24 of the first round.
31 Loss 24–5–2 United States Lawrence Clay-Bey TKO 5 02/07/2004 United States Pala Casino Resort and Spa, Pala, California, U.S. IBA Continental Heavyweight Title.
30 Win 24–4–2 United States Rayco Saunders UD 6 23/04/2004 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
29 Draw 23–4–2 United States Taurus Sykes PTS 10 07/06/2003 United States Flamingo Hotel and Casino, Laughlin, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
28 Win 23–4–1 United States Franklin Edmondson TKO 6 03/04/2003 United States Asbury Park Convention Hall, Asbury Park, New Jersey, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the sixth round.
27 Win 22–4–1 Uganda Okello Peter UD 6 20/09/2002 United States Jersey City Armory, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
26 Loss 21–4–1 Argentina Jorge Castro RTD 9 20/10/2001 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina Mayfield retired at 0:01 of the ninth round.
25 Win 21–3–1 United States Gary Wilcox TKO 10 30/06/2001 United States Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title.
24 Win 20–3–1 Argentina Oscar Angel Gomez RTD 6 17/02/2001 Argentina Nueve de Julio, Argentina
23 Loss 19–3–1 Cuba Juan Carlos Gómez KO 3 06/05/2000 Germany Swissotel, Neuss, Germany WBC Cruiserweight Title.
22 Draw 19–2–1 Dominica Louis Azille PTS 12 18/12/1999 United States Grand Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. NABA Cruiserweight Title.
21 Win 19–2 United States Franklin Edmondson KO 4 27/03/1999 United States Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S.
20 Loss 18–2 United States Arthur Williams TKO 9 30/10/1998 United States Grand Casino Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. Lost IBF cruiserweight title
19 Win 18–1 United Kingdom Terry Dunstan KO 11 28/03/1998 United Kingdom Ice Arena, Hull, England Retained IBF cruiserweight title
18 Win 17–1 Jamaica Uriah Grant UD 12 08/11/1997 United States Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Won IBF cruiserweight title
17 Win 16–1 United States Cliff Nellon TKO 7 11/04/1997 United States Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
16 Win 15–1 United States Elton Singleton KO 8 07/02/1997 United States Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
15 Win 14–1 United States Bill Medei TKO 2 15/11/1996 United States Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
14 Win 13–1 United States Ron Preston KO 4 20/09/1996 United States Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
13 Win 12–1 United States Bernard McLean KO 1 28/06/1996 United States Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
12 Win 11–1 United States Ernest Mateen TKO 4 03/05/1996 United States Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 0:48 of the fourth round.
11 Win 10–1 United States Charles Price KO 4 01/03/1996 United States Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
10 Win 9–1 United States Exum Speight PTS 8 01/12/1995 United States Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
9 Win 8–1 United States Ron Preston PTS 4 20/10/1995 United States Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
8 Win 7–1 United States Lamont Doyle TKO 2 29/06/1995 United States Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
7 Win 6–1 United States Ismael Gneco UD 6 04/05/1995 United States Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
6 Win 5–1 United States Arnold Fountain TKO 1 19/01/1995 United States Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
5 Win 4–1 United States Lew Chester KO 1 17/11/1994 United States Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
4 Loss 3–1 Barbados Richie Brown PTS 4 13/05/1994 United States Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 United States Randall Richardson KO 3 23/04/1994 United States Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 United States Alonzo Knowles KO 2 04/03/1994 United States Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 United States Matt Davis KO 1 05/02/1994 United States Ocean Place Hilton, Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
1 match 0 wins 1 loss
By knockout 0 0
By submission 0 1
By decision 0 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0-1 Japan Kazuyuki Fujita Submission (arm-triangle choke) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 December 31, 2003 2 2:15 Kobe, Japan

See also

  • List of world cruiserweight boxing champions
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