Mayfield Pennington
Name: Mayfield Pennington
Hometown: Pikeville, Kentucky, USA
Birthplace: Pikeville, Kentucky, USA
Died: 2013-02-12 (Age:62)
Height: 168cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Manager & Trainer: Bud Bruner
Mayfield Pennington was born in Pikeville, Kentucky.
Pennington had an amateur record of 38-3.
Pennington defeated Emile Griffith by a ten-round split decision on July 16, 1977.
On his gym's website, Pennington's professional record is listed as 48-16. The 1979 Ring Record Book states "complete record unavailable." The March 28, 1978 Louisville Courier-Journal, however, reported he entered his fight with Ray Seales with a record of 3-5.
Pennington died from injuries suffered in a traffic crash in Eastern Kentucky on February 12, 2013. According to police, Pennington was trying to pull onto the southbound lanes of U.S. 23 in Floyd County when he lost control of his car and started facing northbound in the southbound lanes. His Corvette ended up off the road and under the front right tire of a tractor trailer.