Sarah Mahfoud (born 29 September 1989) is a Faroese-born Danish professional boxer who won the IBF female featherweight title in July 2020. She subsequently lost to Amanda Serrano in a title unification bout in Manchester on 24 September 2022. As of April 2024, she is ranked as the world's second best active female featherweight by BoxRec[3] and The Ring.[4]
Sarah Mahfoud | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 September 1989 |
| Nationality | Danish[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 16 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Wins by KO | 3 |
| Losses | 2 |
Professional career
editMahfoud made her professional debut on 11 February 2017, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Petra Podraska at the Frederiksberghallen in Copenhagen, Denmark.[5] She had three more fights that year, securing unanimous decision (UD) wins over Ainara Mota in April;[6] Jessica Sanchez in June;[7] and Gabriella Mezei in October.[8]
She scored two fourth-round TKO victories in 2018 against Nana Chakhvashvili in January[9] and Vanesa Caballero in September,[10] followed by a UD win over Stephanie Ducastel in November.[11]
She won her first professional title on 18 January 2019 at the Nykøbing Falster Hallen in Nykøbing, Denmark, by defeating Bukiwe Nonina for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental female featherweight title. All three judges scored the bout 100–90, 100–91 and 98–92 in favour of Mafhoud. She had one more fight that year; a UD win over Enerolisa de Leon in October.[12]
Her first fight of 2020 was for the IBF interim female feather title against defending champion Brenda Carabajal. The bout took place at the Frederiksberghallen in Copenhagen, with Mahfoud winning via UD with scores of 100–90, 98–92 and 97–93.[13]
Mahfoud faced Skye Nicolson for the vacant WBC women's featherweight title on April 6, 2024 in Las Vegas, losing a clear, one-sided unanimous decision.[14]
Professional boxing record
edit| 16 fights | 14 wins | 2 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 11 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Loss | 14–2 | Skye Nicolson | UD | 10 | 6 Apr 2024 | Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | For vacant WBC world female featherweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Marcela Acuña | UD | 10 | 7 Oct 2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Retained WBC Silver female featherweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Veronica Tosi | UD | 8 | 26 May 2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Lara Ochmann | UD | 10 | 4 Mar 2023 | MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark | Won vacant WBC Silver female featherweight title |
| 12 | Loss | 11–1 | Amanda Serrano | UD | 10 | 24 Sept 2022 | AO Arena, Manchester, England | Lost IBF world female featherweight title; For IBO, WBC, and WBO world female featherweight titles |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Nina Meinke | UD | 10 | 21 Apr 2022 | Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | Retained IBF world female featherweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Karen Carabajal | UD | 10 | 1 Feb 2020 | Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | Won IBF interim female featherweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Enerolisa de Leon | UD | 8 | 12 Oct 2019 | Frederiksborg Centret, Hillerød, Denmark | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Bukiwe Nonina | UD | 10 | 18 Jan 2019 | Nykøbing Falster Hallen, Nykøbing Falster, Denmark | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental female featherweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Stephanie Ducastel | UD | 8 | 24 Nov 2018 | Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Vanesa Caballero | TKO | 4 (8), 0:51 | 15 Sep 2018 | Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Nana Chakhvashvili | TKO | 4 (6), 0:47 | 5 Jan 2018 | Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Gabriella Mezei | UD | 6 | 27 Oct 2017 | Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jessica Sanchez | UD | 4 | 17 Jun 2017 | Ceres Arena, Aarhus, Denmark | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ainara Mota | UD | 4 | 7 Apr 2017 | Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Petra Podraska | TKO | 1 (4), 0:29 | 11 Feb 2017 | Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Boxing record for Sarah Mahfoud". BoxRec.
- ^ a b BoxRec
- ^ "BoxRec: Female featherweight ratings". BoxRec. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "The Ring Women's Ratings". The Ring. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Petra Podraska". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Ainara Mahfoud". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Jessica Sanchez". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Womens Boxing: Fight Results on WBAN". www.womenboxing.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Nana Chakhvashvili". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ Espabox (17 September 2018). "Derrota de Vanesa Caballero en Dinamarca - Espabox". espabox.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Stephanie Ducastel". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Bukiwe Nonina". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ Persson, Per Ake (1 February 2020). "Mahfoud Captures IBF-Interim Belt: Rossing, Sjekloca, Meng Win". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (6 March 2024). "Skye Nicolson vs Sarah Mahfoud for WBC title lands on Hitchins-Lemos undercard". FIGHTMAG.
External links
editBoxing record for Sarah Mahfoud from BoxRec (registration required)