Imamu Mayfield

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

Imamu Mayfield
Born	Imamu Amiri Mayfield April 19, 1972 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	36
Wins	25
By knockout	18
Losses	9
By knockout	7
Draws	2
Mixed martial arts record
Total	1
Wins	0
Losses	1
By submission	1
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

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.

External links

• Professional MMA record for Imamu Mayfield from Sherdog
• Boxing record for Imamu Mayfield from BoxRec