Karim Mayfield vs Steve Forbes Tonight on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights

By Vittorio Tafur ~ San Francisco Chronicle

It’s been a long time coming but the Fillmore’s Mayfield has a televised bout tonight on ESPN2. The welterweight faces former junior lightweight world champion Steve Forbes in Austin, Texas, in the “Friday Night Fights” co-feature to Fernando Guerrero’s NABF light middleweight title fight against Grady Brewer. The 30-year-old Mayfield (13-0, 8 KOs) hasn’t fought in a little more than a year, but has kept busy as one of Manny Pacquiao’s sparring partners. “I was inactive for a whole year, and I definitely should be at least 18-0 with all the promotional issues and opponents pulling out, but it’s my time now,” Mayfield said. “Steve Forbes has a lot of experience, but that stuff’s never meant nothing to me. I’m going in there to emerge victorious and have my hand raised.”

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