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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

SF's Mayfield Offered Apr. 27 ESPN2 Main Event vs. Brewer

By Ryan Maquiñana
Norcalboxing.net
Mayfield might finally be able to defend his regional belt for the first time in April. (Ethan Barrientos)

San Francisco junior welterweight Karim "Hard Hitta" Mayfield (15-0-1, 9 KOs) has been offered an ESPN2 Friday Night Fights headliner against Prenice "Greatness" Brewer (16-1-1, 6 KOs) to take place on April 27 in Mississippi.

"The contract is in S.F.," Mayfield told Norcalboxing.net via text. He has currently been in Philadelphia sparring former rival Danny Garcia, who is preparing for a world title shot against Erik Morales. "I'll sign it when I get back.  We're still working on the money."

The Landover Arena in Southaven or FitzGerald Casino in Tunica would be the two venues most likely to host the event.

The 31-year-old Mayfield, who was born and raised in the Fillmore district, last fought in October, decking Patrick Lopez three times en route to a ten-round unanimous decision, earning his first regional belt in the process. 

Brewer, a 24-year-old Cleveland native, bounced back from a third-round stoppage loss to Lopez two years ago to post the biggest victory of his career to date, a split decision against previously unbeaten Emmanuel Taylor last November.

Boxing correspondent Ryan Maquiñana is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and Ring Magazine’s Ratings Advisory Panel. E-mail him at rmaquinana@gmail.com, check out his blog at Norcalboxing.net, or follow him on Twitter: @RMaq28.

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