Sarah Mahfoud
Born (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 34)
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands[2]
NationalityDanish[2]
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights12
Wins11
Wins by KO3
Losses1

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 September 2020, she is ranked as the world's second best active female featherweight by BoxRec[3] and third by The Ring.[4]

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]


Professional boxing record

12 fights 11 wins 1 loss
By knockout 3 0
By decision 8 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
12 Loss 11–1 Amanda Serrano UD 10 25 Sept 2022 AO Arena, Manchester, England Lost IBF world female featherweight title
11 Win 11–0 Nina Meinke UD 10 21 Apr 2022 Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Retained IBF world female featherweight title
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 Centret, 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 11 Feb 2017 Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark

See also

References

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Sarah Mahfoud". BoxRec.
  2. ^ a b BoxRec
  3. ^ "BoxRec: Female featherweight ratings". BoxRec. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. ^ "The Ring Women's Ratings". The Ring. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  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.

External links

Boxing record for Sarah Mahfoud from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions Regional boxing titles VacantTitle last held byElena Gradinar IBF Inter-Continental featherweight champion 18 February 2019 – January 2020Vacated Vacant World boxing titles Preceded byBrenda Carabajal IBF female featherweight championInterim title 1 February 2020 – 20 July 2020Promoted to full champion Vacant VacantTitle last held byJennifer Han IBF female featherweight champion 20 July 2020 – present Incumbent
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