Imamu Mayfield

Imamu Mayfield
Imamu Mayfield
Born	Imamu Amiri Mayfield; April 19, 1972 (age 51); 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
Other information
	Boxing record from BoxRec
	Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Last updated June 26, 2023

Imamu Amiri Mayfield (born April 19, 1972) is an American professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2008, and 2016 to 2017.^[1]

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.^[2]

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

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	Lamont Capers	SD	8	19/08/2017	Claridge Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, U.S.
38	Win	26–10–2	Anthony Caputo Smith	KO	6	12/11/2016	Claridge Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, U.S.
37	Loss	25–10–2	Daniel Pasciolla	UD	6	19/03/2016	Claridge Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, U.S.	For vacant New Jersey State Heavyweight title
36	Loss	25–9–2	Johnathon Banks	TKO	1	23/02/2008	Madison Square Garden, New York City, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the first round.
35	Loss	25–8–2	Alexander Povetkin	KO	3	10/12/2006	Olimpiisky, Moscow, Russia
34	Loss	25–7–2	Krzysztof Włodarczyk	UD	12	25/03/2006	Siedlce, Poland	IBC/WBC FECARBOX Cruiserweight Titles.
33	Win	25–6–2	Rayco Saunders	UD	8	02/12/2005	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
32	Loss	24–6–2	Emmanuel Nwodo	TKO	1	03/12/2004	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:24 of the first round.
31	Loss	24–5–2	Lawrence Clay-Bey	TKO	5	02/07/2004	Pala Casino Resort and Spa, Pala, California, U.S.	IBA Continental Heavyweight Title.
30	Win	24–4–2	Rayco Saunders	UD	6	23/04/2004	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
29	Draw	23–4–2	Taurus Sykes	PTS	10	07/06/2003	Flamingo Hotel and Casino, Laughlin, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
28	Win	23–4–1	Franklin Edmondson	TKO	6	03/04/2003	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	Okello Peter	UD	6	20/09/2002	Jersey City Armory, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
26	Loss	21–4–1	Jorge Castro	RTD	9	20/10/2001	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Mayfield retired at 0:01 of the ninth round.
25	Win	21–3–1	Gary Wilcox	TKO	10	30/06/2001	Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title.
24	Win	20–3–1	Oscar Angel Gomez	RTD	6	17/02/2001	Nueve de Julio, Argentina
23	Loss	19–3–1	Juan Carlos Gómez	KO	3	06/05/2000	Swissotel, Neuss, Germany	WBC Cruiserweight Title.
22	Draw	19–2–1	Louis Azille	PTS	12	18/12/1999	Grand Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.	NABA Cruiserweight Title.
21	Win	19–2	Franklin Edmondson	KO	4	27/03/1999	Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S.
20	Loss	18–2	Arthur Williams	TKO	9	30/10/1998	Grand Casino Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.	Lost IBF cruiserweight title
19	Win	18–1	Terry Dunstan	KO	11	28/03/1998	Ice Arena, Hull, England	Retained IBF cruiserweight title
18	Win	17–1	Uriah Grant	UD	12	08/11/1997	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Won IBF cruiserweight title
17	Win	16–1	Cliff Nellon	TKO	7	11/04/1997	Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
16	Win	15–1	Elton Singleton	KO	8	07/02/1997	Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
15	Win	14–1	Bill Medei	TKO	2	15/11/1996	Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
14	Win	13–1	Ron Preston	KO	4	20/09/1996	Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
13	Win	12–1	Bernard McLean	KO	1	28/06/1996	Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
12	Win	11–1	Ernest Mateen	TKO	4	03/05/1996	Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 0:48 of the fourth round.
11	Win	10–1	Charles Price	KO	4	01/03/1996	Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
10	Win	9–1	Exum Speight	PTS	8	01/12/1995	Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
9	Win	8–1	Ron Preston	PTS	4	20/10/1995	Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
8	Win	7–1	Lamont Doyle	TKO	2	29/06/1995	Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
7	Win	6–1	Ismael Gneco	UD	6	04/05/1995	Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
6	Win	5–1	Arnold Fountain	TKO	1	19/01/1995	Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
5	Win	4–1	Lew Chester	KO	1	17/11/1994	Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
4	Loss	3–1	Richie Brown	PTS	4	13/05/1994	Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Randall Richardson	KO	3	23/04/1994	Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Alonzo Knowles	KO	2	04/03/1994	Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Matt Davis	KO	1	05/02/1994	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	Kazuyuki Fujita	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003	December 31, 2003	2	2:15	Kobe, Japan

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References

↑ Carino, Jerry (20 October 2014). "From ring to gridiron, Mayfield name echoes in Jersey". mycentralNJ.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
↑ "Johnathon Banks Wins, Quillin Stops Brown". Boxingscene. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 2022-05-14.

External links

Boxing record for Imamu Mayfield from BoxRec (registration required)
Professional MMA record for Imamu Mayfield from Sherdog

Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded by Uriah Grant	IBF cruiserweight champion November 8, 1997 - October 30, 1998	Succeeded by Arthur Williams

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[1] Carino, Jerry (20 October 2014). "From ring to gridiron, Mayfield name echoes in Jersey". mycentralNJ.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

[2] "Johnathon Banks Wins, Quillin Stops Brown". Boxingscene. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 2022-05-14.

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