Imamu Mayfield

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

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

25 Wins (18 knockouts, 7 decisions), 9 Losses (7 knockouts, 2 decisions), 2 Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	18-0	Johnathon Banks	TKO	1	23/02/2008	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the first round.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	9-0	Alexander Povetkin	KO	3	10/12/2006	Olimpiisky, Moscow, Russia
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	34-1	Krzysztof Wlodarczyk	UD	12	25/03/2006	Siedlce, Poland	IBC World/WBC FECARBOX Cruiserweight Titles. 111-117, 112-116, 113-116.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-6-1	Rayco "War" Saunders	UD	8	02/12/2005	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	80-72, 80-72, 80-72.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	15-3	Emmanuel Nwodo	TKO	1	03/12/2004	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:24 of the first round.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	19-2	Lawrence Clay Bey	TKO	5	02/07/2004	Pala Casino Resort and Spa, Pala, California, United States	IBA Continental Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the fifth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9-2-1	Rayco "War" Saunders	UD	6	23/04/2004	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Draw	20-1	Taurus "The Bull" Sykes	PTS	10	07/06/2003	Flamingo Hotel, Laughlin, Nevada, United States	95-95, 95-95, 95-95.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-20-1	Franklin "A Cup" Edmondson	TKO	6	03/04/2003	Asbury Park Convention Hall, Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the sixth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-2	Okello Peter	UD	6	20/09/2002	Jersey City Armory, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States	60-54, 58-56, 59-55.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	118-7-3	Jorge Fernando Castro	RTD	9	20/10/2001	Buenos Aires, Argentina	IBF World Cruiserweight Title Eliminator. Mayfield retired at 0:01 of the ninth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-2-1	Gary "The Whip" Wilcox	TKO	10	30/06/2001	Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-4-6	Oscar Angel Gomez	RTD	6	17/02/2001	Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	30-0	Juan Carlos Gomez	KO	3	06/05/2000	Swissotel, Neuss, Germany	WBC World Cruiserweight Title. Mayfield knocked out at 0:50 of the third round.
Draw	12-0-1	Louis "The Lion" Azille	PTS	12	18/12/1999	Grand Casino Tunica, Tunica, Mississippi, United States	NABA Cruiserweight Title. 114-114, 117-111, 113-115.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9-8-1	Franklin "A Cup" Edmondson	KO	4	27/03/1999	Miami, Florida, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	28-4-1	"King" Arthur Williams	TKO	9	30/10/1998	Grand Casino Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the ninth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17-0	Terry Dunstan	KO	11	28/03/1998	Cottingham, Yorkshire, United Kingdom	IBF World Cruiserweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	26-12	Uriah Grant	UD	12	08/11/1997	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. 115-112, 117-110, 116-111.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-8	Cliff Nellon	TKO	7	11/04/1997	Somerset, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-6-3	Elton Singleton	KO	8	07/02/1997	Somerset, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16-8-3	Bill "Italian Hammer" Medei	TKO	2	15/11/1996	Somerset, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-15-3	Ron "Speed Racer" Preston	KO	4	20/09/1996	Somerset, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8-17	Bernard McLean	KO	1	28/06/1996	Somerset, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-5-1	Ernest "M-16" Mateen	TKO	4	03/05/1996	Somerset, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:48 of the fourth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-12-1	"Prince" Charles Price	KO	4	01/03/1996	Somerset, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-21-1	Exum Speight	PTS	8	01/12/1995	Somerset, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-12-3	Ron "Speed Racer" Preston	PTS	4	20/10/1995	Somerset, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-2	Lamont Doyle	TKO	2	29/06/1995	Somerset, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-0	Ismael Gneco	UD	6	04/05/1995	Somerset, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	0-2	Arnold Fountain	TKO	1	19/01/1995	Somerset, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-0	Lew Chester	KO	1	17/11/1994	Somerset, New Jersey, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	2-1-1	Richie Brown	PTS	4	13/05/1994	Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	--	Randall Richardson	KO	3	23/04/1994	Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	0-1	Alonzo Knowles	KO	2	04/03/1994	Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	0-3	"Door" Matt Davis	KO	1	05/02/1994	Long Branch, New Jersey, United States

Mixed martial arts record

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	0-1	Kazuyuki Fujita	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003	02003-12-31December 31, 2003	2	2:15	Kobe, Japan

References

External links

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