Sarah Mahfoud is a Faroese-Danish professional boxer, born 29 September 1989, who has held the IBF female featherweight title since July 2020.
As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world’s second-best active female featherweight by BoxRec and third by The Ring.
Boxing Profile – Sarah Mahfoud Profesional Career
Debut and 2017 Fights:
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.
She had three more fights that year, securing unanimous decision (UD) wins over Ainara Mota in April; Jessica Sanchez in June; and Gabriella Mezei in October.
2018 Fights:
She scored two fourth-round TKO victories in 2018 against Nana Chakhvashvili in January and Vanesa Caballero in September, followed by a UD win over Stephanie Ducastel in November.
Title Fights:
She won her first professional title on 18 January 2019 at the Nykøbing Falster Hallen in Nykøbing, Denmark.
There, she defeated 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 favor of Mafhoud.
She had one more fight that year; a UD wins over Enerolisa de Leon in October.
Mafhoud vs. Carabajal
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.
Mahfoud won via UD with scores of 100–90, 98–92, and 97–93.