Career
Mayol is the eldest of five children. At third grade, he once stopped a delinquent, who was 3 years older than he was, with just one punch. Mayol finally became professional in 2000.
When he wasn"t boxing, Mayol used to wash cars as well as serving as a ball boy in tennis games.
On August 4, 2007, Mayol challenged Ulises Solís for the IBF light flyweight title but lost by 8th round technical knockout. Following the loss to Solis, he fought Adrián Hernández on February 9, 2008 and lost again by 4th round knockout.
The fight ended in a technical draw after Calderon suffered an accidental headbutt by Mayol. He faced Calderon in a rematch later that year, this time Mayol lost by technical decision after Calderon suffered another unintentional headbutt by Mayol.
Mayol was docked a point for unintentionally headbutting Sosa in the second round, sending him to the canvas and causing a cut above his cheek.
When the action resumed, Mayol dropped Sosa and relentlessly attacked, forcing the referee to stop the fight. Sosa, who required a metal plate to be implanted on his cheekbone due to multiple fractures suffered from the headbutt, filed a protest with the WBC to have the decision changed to a "no contest". He fought Omar Nino Romero on February 27, 2010, for his first defense of the WBC light flyweight title at the Coliseo Olimpico de la UG in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
The bout ended with a controversial technical draw after three rounds.
Despite receiving a knockdown, Mayol was able to retain his WBC junior flyweight title. On June 19, 2010, Mayol lost his title in a rematch with Romero in San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, Mexico.
Mayol had a point deducted in the second round and another point deducted in the fifth round after Romero suffered cuts due to head clashes. Under the WBC"s head-clash rule, if a fighter is cut in a clash of heads, the boxer who is not cut automatically has a point taken from his score.
Fighting Julio Cesar Miranda on May 13, 2012 in Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig City, Philippines.
Mayol sent Miranda to the canvas three times.
