Sarah Mahfoud


Sarah Mahfoud is a Danish professional boxer who has held the IBF female featherweight title since July 2020. As of April 2020, she is ranked as the world's second best active female featherweight by BoxRec.

Professional career

Mahfoud made her professional debut on 11 February 2017, scoring a first-round technical knockout victory over Petra Podraska at the Frederiksberghallen in Copenhagen, Denmark. She had three more fights that year, securing unanimous decision wins over Ainara Mota in April; Jessica Sanchez in June; and Gabriella Mezei in October.
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.
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.
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.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
10Win10–0 Karen CarabajalUD101 Feb 2020Won IBF interim female featherweight title
9Win9–0 Enerolisa de LeonUD812 Oct 2019Hillerød, Denmark.png" />
8Win8–0 Bukiwe NoninaUD1018 Jan 2019Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental female featherweight title
7Win7–0 Stephanie DucastelUD824 Nov 2018
6Win6–0 Vanesa CaballeroTKO4, 0:5115 Sep 2018
5Win5–0 Nana ChakhvashviliTKO4, 0:475 Jan 2018
4Win4–0 Gabriella MezeiUD627 Oct 2017
3Win3–0 Jessica SanchezUD417 Jun 2017Ceres Arena, Aarhus, Denmark.png" />
2Win2–0 Ainara MotaUD47 Apr 2017
1Win1–0 Petra Podraska1, 0:299 Dec 2017