Karim Mayfield

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
Statistics
Real nameKarim Rasheed Mayfield
Nickname(s)Hard Hitta
Weight(s)Light welterweight
Welterweight
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach66 in (168 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1980-12-14) December 14, 1980
San Francisco, U.S.
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights27
Wins21
Wins by KO11
Losses5
Draws1

Early years

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

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

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
21 Wins (11 knockouts, 10 decisions), 5 Losses (0 knockouts, 5 decisions), 1 Draw
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss21-5-1 Sergey Lubkovich MD102018-04-27 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville
Win21-4-1 Gaku Takahashi UD82018-04-07 Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco
Win20-4-1 Miguel Dumas UD62017-10-21 Armory, San Francisco
Loss19-4-1 Bakhtiyar Eyubov SD102016-08-19 Rhinos Stadium, Rochester, New York
Loss19-3-1 Dmitry Mikhaylenko UD102016-01-30 Bell Centre, Montreal
Win19-2-1 Michael Balasi UD82014-11-08 Longshoremen's Hall, San Francisco
Loss18-2-1 Emanuel Taylor UD102014-07-18 Paramount Theatre, Huntington, New York
Loss18-1-1 Thomas Dulorme UD102014-03-29 The Ballroom, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey For WBO NABF Welterweight title.
Win18-0-1 Christopher Fernandez KO8,2:592013-09-28 StubHub Center, Carson, California
Win17-0-1 Mauricio Herrera UD102012-10-27 Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York Retained WBO NABO Welterweight title.
Win16-0-1 Raymond Serrano TKO5,0:472012-05-18 Times Union Center, Albany, New York Retained WBO NABO Welterweight title.
Win15-0-1 Patrick Lopez UD102011-10-01 Fitzgerald's Casino & Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi Won WBO NABO Welterweight title.
Win14-0-1 Stevie Forbes TKO10,1:032011-06-17 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
Win13-0-1 Sergio Joel De La Torre TKO5,3:002010-06-12 Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco
Win12-0-1 Mario Ramos MD62010-06-12 Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada
Win11-0-1 Francisco Santana TKO5,2:272009-11-21 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Win10-0-1 Joshua Rentería UD62009-08-14 Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona
Win9-0-1 Roberto Valenzuela TKO2,1:122009-05-16 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Win8-0-1 Mario Alberto Lozano UD62009-03-07 HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
Win7-0-1 Trenton Titsworth UD42008-11-20 HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
Win6-0-1 Francisco Santana SD62008-03-20 HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
Win5-0-1 Rahman Yusubov TKO2,2:472007-10-03 Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Win4-0-1 Alejo Sepulveda TKO1,2:462007-08-06 Sports Arena, Los Angeles
Win3-0-1 Ricardo Galindo TKO4,1:562007-07-19 Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California
Draw2-0-1 Jorge Alberto Padilla TD2,3:002007-05-24 HP Pavilion, San Jose, California Padilla was cut by an accidental headbutt
Win2-0-0 Salvador Lopez TKO3,2:292006-11-16 HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
Win1-0-0 Chris Mickle TKO1,1:002006-11-16 Oakland Arena, Oakland, California Professional debut

References
  1. http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/167709-new-faces-karim-mayfield
  2. http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=496429
  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. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2502851-floyd-mayweather-insists-on-andre-berto-or-karim-mayfield-fight-snubs-amir-khan
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