Sarah Mahfoud

Sarah Mahfoud (born 29 September 1989) is a Faroese/Danish professional boxer who has held the IBF female featherweight title since July 2020. As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's second best active female featherweight by BoxRec[2] and third by The Ring.[3]

Sarah Mahfoud
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
NationalityFaroese/Danish
Born (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights10
Wins10
Wins by KO3
Losses0

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.[4] She had three more fights that year, securing unanimous decision (UD) wins over Ainara Mota in April;[5] Jessica Sanchez in June;[6] and Gabriella Mezei in October.[7]

She scored two fourth-round TKO victories in 2018 against Nana Chakhvashvili in January[8] and Vanesa Caballero in September,[9] followed by a UD win over Stephanie Ducastel in November.[10]

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.[11]

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.[12]


Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
10 fights 10 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 9 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
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 Centrat, 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 9 Dec 2017 Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark

See also

References
  1. "Boxing record for Sarah Mahfoud". BoxRec.
  2. "BoxRec: Female featherweight ratings". BoxRec. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. "The Ring Women's Ratings". The Ring. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Petra Podraska". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Ainara Mahfoud". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  6. "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Jessica Sanchez". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. "Womens Boxing: Fight Results on WBAN". www.womenboxing.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Nana Chakhvashvili". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  9. Espabox (17 September 2018). "Derrota de Vanesa Caballero en Dinamarca - Espabox". espabox.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  10. "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Stephanie Ducastel". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  11. "BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Bukiwe Nonina". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  12. Persson, Per Ake (1 February 2020). "Mahfoud Captures IBF-Interim Belt: Rossing, Sjekloca, Meng Win". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

Boxing record for Sarah Mahfoud from BoxRec

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 – present		 Incumbent
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