Imamu Mayfield

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

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

Mixed martial arts record

Template:MMArecordbox Template:MMA record start |- |style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss |align=center|0-1 |Template:Flagicon Kazuyuki Fujita |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 |Template:Dts |align=center|2 |align=center|2:15 |Kobe, Japan |

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See also

• List of world cruiserweight boxing champions

External links

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