Imamu Amiri Mayfield (born April 19, 1972) is an American

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who competed from 1994 to 2008, and 2016 to 2017.

Career

Mayfield turned pro in 1994 and was a popular local fighter known for being on boxing cards in various New Jersey venues. He won the

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Cruiserweight Title with a win over

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in 1997. In his first Title defense Mayfield traveled to Hull, England and defeated formerly unbeaten British champion

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by KO. The next year, being promoted by the infamous Don "Only in America" King, lost a purse bid to M and M promotions. Mayfield was supposed to fight Saul Montana after coming off a tough title defense against Dunstan but instead was forced to fight a mandatory defense against Arthur Williams. He lost the belt to Arthur Williams via a 9th round TKO. In 2000, he earned a shot at WBC Cruiserweight Title holder

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, but lost by KO in the 3rd round. Mayfield asked to be released from DKP sighting irreconcilable issues. Mayfield then signed with the before mentioned M and M and won the USBA title in

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with a KO over up and coming contender Gary Wilcox. The next year he lost an IBF Cruiserweight Title Eliminator bout against Jorge Fernando Castro. In 2002, he then moved up to heavyweight, where in his first fight as a heavy was significantly undersized. He went on to clearly outpoint and hurt Peter Ohkello. Ohkello went on to fight for the WBC heavy weight Title in 2006 in Russia. Although he drew with

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in 2003, he was TKO'd in 2004 by journeyman Lawrence Clay Bey. After the loss to Clay Bey, he moved back down to Cruiserweight. Mayfield moved back up to heavyweight again and took on

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in 2006, and lost via a third round TKO. This was followed by another stoppage loss to rising contender

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. He also competed in one

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bout, against Japanese

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at ''Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003'' on December 31 (

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), 2003. The rules of the fight dictated that the fighters would be stood up after 20 seconds on the ground, which made the fight fairer for Mayfield given his lack of

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skills. Fujita was able to choke Mayfield unconscious while he was still standing in the second round.

Professional boxing record

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayfield, Imamu 1972 births Living people American male boxers Boxers from New Jersey People from Freehold Borough, New Jersey Sportspeople from Perth Amboy, New Jersey African-American boxers 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople American male mixed martial artists African-American mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from New Jersey Heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Cruiserweight boxers Heavyweight boxers World cruiserweight boxing champions International Boxing Federation champions

Career

Professional boxing record

Mixed martial arts record

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