Imamu Mayfield

Imamu Amiri Mayfield (born April 19, 1972) is an American professional boxer.[1]

Imamu Mayfield
BornImamu Amiri Mayfield
(1972-04-19) April 19, 1972
Freehold Borough, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight197 lb (89 kg; 14.1 st)
DivisionCruiserweight
Heavyweight
Reach78 in (200 cm)
StyleBoxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofPerth Amboy, New Jersey
Years active1994-2008
Professional boxing record
Total36
Wins25
By knockout18
Losses9
By knockout7
Draws2
Mixed martial arts record
Total1
Wins0
Losses1
By submission1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

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.

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
25 Wins (18 knockouts, 7 decisions), 9 Losses (7 knockouts, 2 decisions), 2 Draws
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 18-0 Johnathon Banks TKO 1 23/02/2008 Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the first round.
Loss 9-0 Alexander Povetkin KO 3 10/12/2006 Olimpiisky, Moscow, Russia
Loss 34-1 Krzysztof Wlodarczyk UD 12 25/03/2006 Siedlce, Poland IBC World/WBC FECARBOX Cruiserweight Titles. 111-117, 112-116, 113-116.
Win 15-6-1 Rayco "War" Saunders UD 8 02/12/2005 The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 80-72, 80-72, 80-72.
Loss 15-3 Emmanuel Nwodo TKO 1 03/12/2004 The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:24 of the first round.
Loss 19-2 Lawrence Clay Bey TKO 5 02/07/2004 Pala Casino Resort and Spa, Pala, California, United States IBA Continental Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the fifth round.
Win 9-2-1 Rayco "War" Saunders UD 6 23/04/2004 The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Draw 20-1 Taurus "The Bull" Sykes PTS 10 07/06/2003 Flamingo Hotel, Laughlin, Nevada, United States 95-95, 95-95, 95-95.
Win 12-20-1 Franklin "A Cup" Edmondson TKO 6 03/04/2003 Asbury Park Convention Hall, Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the sixth round.
Win 11-2 Okello Peter UD 6 20/09/2002 Jersey City Armory, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States 60-54, 58-56, 59-55.
Loss 118-7-3 Jorge Fernando Castro RTD 9 20/10/2001 Buenos Aires, Argentina IBF World Cruiserweight Title Eliminator. Mayfield retired at 0:01 of the ninth round.
Win 15-2-1 Gary "The Whip" Wilcox TKO 10 30/06/2001 Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title.
Win 14-4-6 Oscar Angel Gomez RTD 6 17/02/2001 Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Loss 30-0 Juan Carlos Gomez KO 3 06/05/2000 Swissotel, Neuss, Germany WBC World Cruiserweight Title. Mayfield knocked out at 0:50 of the third round.
Draw 12-0-1 Louis "The Lion" Azille PTS 12 18/12/1999 Grand Casino Tunica, Tunica, Mississippi, United States NABA Cruiserweight Title. 114-114, 117-111, 113-115.
Win 9-8-1 Franklin "A Cup" Edmondson KO 4 27/03/1999 Miami, Florida, United States
Loss 28-4-1 Arthur Williams TKO 9 30/10/1998 Grand Casino Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States Lost IBF cruiserweight title
Win 17-0 Terry Dunstan KO 11 28/03/1998 Cottingham, Yorkshire, United Kingdom Retained IBF cruiserweight title
Win 26-12 Uriah Grant UD 12 08/11/1997 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won IBF cruiserweight title
Win 7-8 Cliff Nellon TKO 7 11/04/1997 Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Win 4-6-3 Elton Singleton KO 8 07/02/1997 Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Win 16-8-3 Bill "Italian Hammer" Medei TKO 2 15/11/1996 Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Win 5-15-3 Ron "Speed Racer" Preston KO 4 20/09/1996 Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Win 8-17 Bernard McLean KO 1 28/06/1996 Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Win 23-5-1 Ernest "M-16" Mateen TKO 4 03/05/1996 Somerset, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:48 of the fourth round.
Win 3-12-1 "Prince" Charles Price KO 4 01/03/1996 Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Win 6-21-1 Exum Speight PTS 8 01/12/1995 Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Win 5-12-3 Ron "Speed Racer" Preston PTS 4 20/10/1995 Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Win 4-2 Lamont Doyle TKO 2 29/06/1995 Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Win 3-0 Ismael Gneco UD 6 04/05/1995 Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Win 0-2 Arnold Fountain TKO 1 19/01/1995 Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Win 1-0 Lew Chester KO 1 17/11/1994 Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Loss 2-1-1 Richie Brown PTS 4 13/05/1994 Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, United States
Win -- Randall Richardson KO 3 23/04/1994 Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 0-1 Alonzo Knowles KO 2 04/03/1994 Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, United States
Win 0-3 "Door" Matt Davis KO 1 05/02/1994 Long Branch, New Jersey, United States

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 Kazuyuki Fujita Submission (arm-triangle choke) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 December 31, 2003 2 2:15 Kobe, Japan

References
  1. Carino, Jerry (20 October 2014). "From ring to gridiron, Mayfield name echoes in Jersey". mycentralNJ.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
Preceded by
Uriah Grant		 IBF Cruiserweight Champion
8 Nov 1997–30 Oct 1998		 Succeeded by
Arthur Williams
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