NEW JERSEY super-welterweight hope Vito Mielnicki Jr, 17-1 (12), will get his first style of motion in 2024 on a really particular occasion.
The 21-year-old will pit his wits in opposition to 32-year-old Ronald Cruz, 19-3-1 (12), on the Canelo Alvarez-Jaime Munguia undercard on the T-Cellular Area, Las Vegas on Might 4 (Cinco De Mayo).
Cruz picked up a seven (sure, seven) spherical factors win in El Salvador in December 2023 to finish a run of three fights with no victory. A kind of defeats got here in opposition to Puerto Rican hope Xander Zayas in June 2023.
This won’t be Mielnicki’s first style of combating in Sin Metropolis, nonetheless, having boxed 4 occasions on Vegas playing cards resembling Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury 2 and Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia. Premier Boxing Champions clearly have quite a lot of perception within the 6ft contender who remains to be studying on the job, considerably.
Mielnicki, nicknamed ‘White Magic’, has been on a nine-fight successful streak since tasting defeat for the primary time in April 2021 in opposition to James Martin. The eight-round factors loss was attributed to a scarcity of preparation, one thing that he has vowed by no means to repeat. Educated by Ronnie Shields in Houston, Mielnicki additionally has the backing of PBC and is now within the WBA prime 10 rankings at quantity seven.
The super-welterweight division has been the discuss of the game this week with the announcement that WBA champion Israil Madrimov will defend his championship in opposition to pound-for-pound primary Terence Crawford on August 3. Elsewhere on the cardboard at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles Tim Tszyu backs up his mantra of getting the hardest fights by dealing with unbeaten hot-shot Vergil Ortiz Jr in a sure-fire fringe of the seat slugfest. Ortiz should first beat Thomas Dulorme on Saturday evening (April 27) to make sure his journey to Los Angeles goes forward.
Mielnicki has an extended solution to go earlier than mixing it with such proficient and harmful fighters however selecting up on wins on the most important playing cards within the sport will do him no hurt in any respect.
