Sarah Mahfoud
{{short description|Danish boxer (born 1989)}}
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| weight = Featherweight
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1989|9|29}}
| birth_place = Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
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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{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: Female featherweight ratings|url=https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?r%5Brole%5D=proboxer&r%5Bsex%5D=F&r%5Bdivision%5D=Featherweight&r%5Bcountry%5D=&r%5Bstance%5D=&r%5Bstatus%5D=a&r_go=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 April 2024|website=BoxRec}} and The Ring.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=29 March 2024|title=The Ring Women's Ratings|url=https://www.ringtv.com/609826-the-ring-womens-ratings/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 April 2024|website=The Ring}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/745389/2134841|title=BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Petra Podraska|last=|first=|date=|website=boxrec.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 March 2020}} She had three more fights that year, securing unanimous decision (UD) wins over Ainara Mota in April;{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/747951/2147827|title=BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Ainara Mahfoud|last=|first=|date=|website=boxrec.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 March 2020}} Jessica Sanchez in June;{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/751816/2164197|title=BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Jessica Sanchez|last=|first=|date=|website=boxrec.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 March 2020}} and Gabriella Mezei in October.{{Cite web|url=https://www.womenboxing.com/fightresults2017/fightoctober2017.htm|title=Womens Boxing: Fight Results on WBAN|last=|first=|date=|website=www.womenboxing.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 March 2020}}
She scored two fourth-round TKO victories in 2018 against Nana Chakhvashvili in January{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/756909/2204232|title=BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Nana Chakhvashvili|last=|first=|date=|website=boxrec.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 March 2020}} and Vanesa Caballero in September,{{Cite web|url=https://www.espabox.com/derrota-de-vanesa-caballero-en-dinamarca/|title=Derrota de Vanesa Caballero en Dinamarca - Espabox|last=Espabox|date=17 September 2018|website=espabox.com|language=es|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 March 2020}} followed by a UD win over Stephanie Ducastel in November.{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/776811/2288017|title=BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Stephanie Ducastel|last=|first=|date=|website=boxrec.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 March 2020}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/779546/2303623|title=BoxRec: Sarah Mahfoud vs. Bukiwe Nonina|last=|first=|date=|website=boxrec.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-14}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/mahfoud-captures-ibf-interim-belt-rossing-sjekloca-meng-win--146394|title=Mahfoud Captures IBF-Interim Belt: Rossing, Sjekloca, Meng Win|last=Persson|first=Per Ake|date=1 February 2020|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 March 2020}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Iskenderov |first1=Parviz |title=Skye Nicolson vs Sarah Mahfoud for WBC title lands on Hitchins-Lemos undercard |url=https://www.fightmag.com/skye-nicolson-vs-sarah-mahfoud-for-wbc-title-lands-on-hitchins-lemos-undercard/ |work=FIGHTMAG |date=6 March 2024}}
Professional boxing record
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!Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes |
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| 16
|{{no2}}Loss |14–2 |align=left|Skye Nicolson |UD |10 |6 Apr 2024 |align=left|{{small|Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.}} |align=left|{{small|For vacant WBC world female featherweight title}} |
| 15
|{{yes2}}Win |14–1 |align=left|Marcela Acuña |UD |10 |7 Oct 2023 |align=left|{{small|Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBC Silver female featherweight title}} |
| 14
|{{yes2}}Win |13–1 |align=left|Veronica Tosi |UD |8 |26 May 2023 |align=left|{{small|Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark}} | |
| 13
|{{yes2}}Win |12–1 |align=left|Lara Ochmann |UD |10 |4 Mar 2023 |align=left|{{small|MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark}} |align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBC Silver female featherweight title}} |
| 12
|{{no2}}Loss |11–1 | align="left" |Amanda Serrano |UD |10 |24 Sept 2022 | style="text-align:left;" |{{small|AO Arena, Manchester, England}} | align=left|{{small|Lost IBF world female featherweight title; |
| 11
|{{yes2}}Win |11–0 |align=left|Nina Meinke |UD |10 |21 Apr 2022 |align=left|{{small|Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark}} |align=left|{{small|Retained IBF world female featherweight title}} |
| 10
|{{yes2}}Win |10–0 |align=left|Karen Carabajal |UD |10 |1 Feb 2020 |align=left|{{small|Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark}} |align=left|{{small|Won IBF interim female featherweight title}} |
| 9
|{{yes2}}Win |9–0 |align=left|Enerolisa de Leon |UD |8 |12 Oct 2019 |align=left|{{small|Frederiksborg Centret, Hillerød, Denmark}} | |
| 8
|{{yes2}}Win |8–0 |align=left|Bukiwe Nonina |UD |10 |18 Jan 2019 |align=left|{{small|Nykøbing Falster Hallen, Nykøbing Falster, Denmark}} |align=left|{{small|Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental female featherweight title}} |
| 7
|{{yes2}}Win |7–0 |align=left|Stephanie Ducastel |UD |8 |24 Nov 2018 |align=left|{{small|Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark}} | |
| 6
|{{yes2}}Win |6–0 |align=left|Vanesa Caballero |TKO |4 (8), {{small|0:51}} |15 Sep 2018 |align=left|{{small|Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark}} | |
| 5
|{{yes2}}Win |5–0 |align=left|Nana Chakhvashvili |TKO |4 (6), {{small|0:47}} |5 Jan 2018 |align=left|{{small|Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark}} | |
| 4
|{{yes2}}Win |4–0 |align=left|Gabriella Mezei |UD |6 |27 Oct 2017 |align=left|{{small|Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark}} | |
| 3
|{{yes2}}Win |3–0 |align=left|Jessica Sanchez |UD |4 |17 Jun 2017 |align=left|{{small|Ceres Arena, Aarhus, Denmark}} | |
| 2
|{{yes2}}Win |2–0 |align=left|Ainara Mota |{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}} |4 |7 Apr 2017 |align=left|{{small|Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark}} | |
| 1
|{{yes2}}Win |1–0 |align=left|Petra Podraska |{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}} |1 (4), {{small|0:29}} |11 Feb 2017 |align=left|{{small|Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark}} | |
See also
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Category:Sportspeople from Tórshavn
Category:Danish people of Faroese descent