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 April 2024, she is ranked as the world's second best active female featherweight by BoxRec[3] and The Ring.[4]

Sarah Mahfoud
Born (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 35)
NationalityDanish[2]
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights16
Wins14
Wins by KO3
Losses2

Professional career

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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]

Mahfoud faced Skye Nicolson for the vacant WBC women's featherweight title on April 6, 2024 in Las Vegas, losing a clear, one-sided unanimous decision.[14]

Professional boxing record

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16 fights 14 wins 2 losses
By knockout 3 0
By decision 11 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
16 Loss 14–2 Skye Nicolson UD 10 6 Apr 2024 Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. For vacant WBC world female featherweight title
15 Win 14–1 Marcela Acuña UD 10 7 Oct 2023 Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Retained WBC Silver female featherweight title
14 Win 13–1 Veronica Tosi UD 8 26 May 2023 Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
13 Win 12–1 Lara Ochmann UD 10 4 Mar 2023 MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark Won vacant WBC Silver female featherweight title
12 Loss 11–1 Amanda Serrano UD 10 24 Sept 2022 AO Arena, Manchester, England Lost IBF world female featherweight title;
For IBO, WBC, and WBO world female featherweight titles
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Sarah Mahfoud". BoxRec.
  2. ^ a b BoxRec
  3. ^ "BoxRec: Female featherweight ratings". BoxRec. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ "The Ring Women's Ratings". The Ring. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  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.
  14. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (6 March 2024). "Skye Nicolson vs Sarah Mahfoud for WBC title lands on Hitchins-Lemos undercard". FIGHTMAG.
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Boxing record for Sarah Mahfoud from BoxRec (registration required)

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 – 24 September 2022
Succeeded by