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.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 |
See also
External links
- Boxing record for Imamu Mayfield from BoxRec (registration required)
- Professional MMA record for Imamu Mayfield from Sherdog
References
Carino, Jerry (20 October 2014). "From ring to gridiron, Mayfield name echoes in Jersey". mycentralNJ.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017. http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2014/10/20/ring-gridiron-mayfield-name-echoes-jersey/17638307/ ↩
"Johnathon Banks Wins, Quillin Stops Brown". Boxingscene. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 2022-05-14. https://www.boxingscene.com/johnathon-banks-wins-quillin-stops-brown--12776 ↩