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]
| Sarah Mahfoud | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Featherweight |
| Nationality | Danish[1] |
| Born | (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 33) Tórshavn, Faroe Islands[1] |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[2] | |
| Total fights | 12 |
| Wins | 11 |
| Wins by KO | 3 |
| Losses | 1 |
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]
| 11 fights | 11 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 8 | 0 |
| 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 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 | 11 Feb 2017 | Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| 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 | ||