Karim Rasheed Mayfield (born December 14, 1980) is an American professional boxer who fights at welterweight.[1] He is a former NABO junior welterweight champion.

Karim Mayfield
Born
Karim Rasheed Mayfield

(1980-12-14) December 14, 1980 (age 43)
Other namesHard Hitta
Statistics
Weight(s)Light welterweight
Welterweight
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach66 in (168 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights27
Wins21
Wins by KO11
Losses5
Draws1

Early years

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Mayfield was born and raised in San Francisco and grew up in the historic Fillmore District. He has three brothers and two sisters. His mother is an entrepreneur while his father is an electrician.

Amateur career

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Karim Mayfield has fought 58 amateur fights altogether with a record of 54-4. He won the 2006 Golden Gloves in San Francisco at the historic Civic Center Auditorium in San Francisco. Mayfield also won the Bronze medal in the Western Trials for the 2004 Olympics.

Mayfield was a football player, running back, in school and discovered boxing at a relatively late age when he was 20 years old. There was a local gym around his neighborhood that had just opened and he decided to go check it out. Mayfield ended up sparring with an amateur boxer who had been boxing for a year and did extremely well. That inspired and motivated Mayfield to take up Boxing professionally. Mayfield is trained by Ben Bautista.

Pro career

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On June 23, 2006 Mayfield beat the veteran Chris Mickle to win his pro debut. This card also had future world champions Robert Guerrero and Andre Dirrell.[2]

Mayfield first won the Vacant NABO Jr. Welterweight on October 1, 2011 in Tunica, Mississippi, via a 10 round unanimous decision against lefthanded former two-time Venezuelan Olympian Patrick Lopez (20-4).

On June 20, 2015 Floyd Mayweather Jr told ESPN Boxing reporter Dan Rafael[3] that he was going to fight either Karim Mayfield or Andre Berto next. Most boxing scribes did not take this seriously, but Mayweather insisted[4] that he was not joking, stating "Pacquiao fought (Chris) Algieri, so why not?"

Professional boxing record

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21 Wins (11 knockouts, 10 decisions), 5 Losses (0 knockouts, 5 decisions), 1 Draw
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss 21-5-1   Sergey Lubkovich MD 10 2018-04-27   KFC Yum! Center, Louisville
Win 21-4-1   Gaku Takahashi UD 8 2018-04-07   Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco
Win 20-4-1   Miguel Dumas UD 6 2017-10-21   Armory, San Francisco
Loss 19-4-1   Bakhtiyar Eyubov SD 10 2016-08-19   Rhinos Stadium, Rochester, New York
Loss 19-3-1   Dmitry Mikhaylenko UD 10 2016-01-30   Bell Centre, Montreal
Win 19-2-1   Michael Balasi UD 8 2014-11-08   Longshoremen's Hall, San Francisco
Loss 18-2-1   Emanuel Taylor UD 10 2014-07-18   Paramount Theatre, Huntington, New York
Loss 18-1-1   Thomas Dulorme UD 10 2014-03-29   The Ballroom, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey For WBO NABF Welterweight title.
Win 18-0-1   Christopher Fernandez KO 8,2:59 2013-09-28   StubHub Center, Carson, California
Win 17-0-1   Mauricio Herrera UD 10 2012-10-27   Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York Retained WBO NABO Welterweight title.
Win 16-0-1   Raymond Serrano TKO 5,0:47 2012-05-18   Times Union Center, Albany, New York Retained WBO NABO Welterweight title.
Win 15-0-1   Patrick Lopez UD 10 2011-10-01   Fitzgerald's Casino & Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi Won WBO NABO Welterweight title.
Win 14-0-1   Stevie Forbes TKO 10,1:03 2011-06-17   Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
Win 13-0-1   Sergio Joel De La Torre TKO 5,3:00 2010-06-12   Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco
Win 12-0-1   Mario Ramos MD 6 2010-06-12   Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada
Win 11-0-1   Francisco Santana TKO 5,2:27 2009-11-21   Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Win 10-0-1   Joshua Rentería UD 6 2009-08-14   Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona
Win 9-0-1   Roberto Valenzuela TKO 2,1:12 2009-05-16   Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Win 8-0-1   Mario Alberto Lozano UD 6 2009-03-07   HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
Win 7-0-1   Trenton Titsworth UD 4 2008-11-20   HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
Win 6-0-1   Francisco Santana SD 6 2008-03-20   HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
Win 5-0-1   Rahman Yusubov TKO 2,2:47 2007-10-03   Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Win 4-0-1   Alejo Sepulveda TKO 1,2:46 2007-08-06   Sports Arena, Los Angeles
Win 3-0-1   Ricardo Galindo TKO 4,1:56 2007-07-19   Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California
Draw 2-0-1   Jorge Alberto Padilla TD 2,3:00 2007-05-24   HP Pavilion, San Jose, California Padilla was cut by an accidental headbutt
Win 2-0-0   Salvador Lopez TKO 3,2:29 2006-11-16   HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
Win 1-0-0   Chris Mickle TKO 1,1:00 2006-11-16   Oakland Arena, Oakland, California Professional debut

References

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  1. ^ http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/167709-new-faces-karim-mayfield
  2. ^ "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-29.
  3. ^ Dan Rafael [@danrafaelespn] (21 June 2015). "Floyd said he'll fight Berto or Mayfield next. I asked if he was kidding. He seemed to be serious. Said Pacquiao fought Algieri so why not?" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Floyd Mayweather Insists on Andre Berto or Karim Mayfield Fight, Snubs Amir Khan". Bleacher Report.
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