Sarah Mahfoud

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Sarah Mahfoud
Born (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 35)
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands [1]
NationalityDanish [1]
Statistics
Weight(s) Featherweight
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [2]
Total fights16
Wins14
Wins by KO3
Losses2

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]

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Professional career

Mahfoud 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

16 fights14 wins2 losses
By knockout30
By decision112
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
16Loss14–2 Skye Nicolson UD106 Apr 2024 Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.For vacant WBC world female featherweight title
15Win14–1 Marcela Acuña UD107 Oct 2023Royal Arena, Copenhagen, DenmarkRetained WBC Silver female featherweight title
14Win13–1Veronica TosiUD826 May 2023 Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
13Win12–1Lara OchmannUD104 Mar 2023MusikTeatret, Albertslund, DenmarkWon vacant WBC Silver female featherweight title
12Loss11–1 Amanda Serrano UD1024 Sept 2022 AO Arena, Manchester, EnglandLost IBF world female featherweight title;
For IBO, WBC, and WBO world female featherweight titles
11Win11–0 Nina Meinke UD1021 Apr 2022Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, DenmarkRetained IBF world female featherweight title
10Win10–0Karen CarabajalUD101 Feb 2020Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, DenmarkWon IBF interim female featherweight title
9Win9–0Enerolisa de LeonUD812 Oct 2019Frederiksborg Centret, Hillerød, Denmark
8Win8–0Bukiwe NoninaUD1018 Jan 2019Nykøbing Falster Hallen, Nykøbing Falster, DenmarkWon vacant IBF Inter-Continental female featherweight title
7Win7–0Stephanie DucastelUD824 Nov 2018Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
6Win6–0Vanesa CaballeroTKO4 (8), 0:5115 Sep 2018Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
5Win5–0Nana ChakhvashviliTKO4 (6), 0:475 Jan 2018Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
4Win4–0Gabriella MezeiUD627 Oct 2017Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
3Win3–0Jessica SanchezUD417 Jun 2017 Ceres Arena, Aarhus, Denmark
2Win2–0Ainara MotaUD47 Apr 2017Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
1Win1–0Petra PodraskaTKO1 (4), 0:2911 Feb 2017 Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark

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References

  1. 1 2 BoxRec
  2. ↑ "Boxing record for Sarah Mahfoud". BoxRec .
  3. ↑ "BoxRec: Female featherweight ratings". BoxRec . Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "The Ring Women's Ratings". The Ring . 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Petra Podraska". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Ainara Mahfoud". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Jessica Sanchez". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Womens Boxing: Fight Results on WBAN". www.womenboxing.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Nana Chakhvashvili". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  10. ↑ Espabox (17 September 2018). "Derrota de Vanesa Caballero en Dinamarca - Espabox". espabox.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Stephanie Ducastel". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Bukiwe Nonina". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  13. ↑ Persson, Per Ake (1 February 2020). "Mahfoud Captures IBF-Interim Belt: Rossing, Sjekloca, Meng Win". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  14. ↑ Iskenderov, Parviz (6 March 2024). "Skye Nicolson vs Sarah Mahfoud for WBC title lands on Hitchins-Lemos undercard". FIGHTMAG.

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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Elena Gradinar 		IBF Inter-Continental featherweight champion
18 February 2019 – January 2020
Vacated		Vacant
World boxing titles
Preceded by
Brenda Carabajal
 IBF female featherweight champion
Interim title
1 February 2020 – 20 July 2020
Promoted to full champion		Vacant
Vacant
Title last held by
Jennifer Han 		IBF female featherweight champion
20 July 2020 – 24 September 2022		Succeeded by
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