Vijender Singh, Joseph Adorno Added To ESPN+ Undercard For July 13 Top Rank Card
Shakur Stevenson isn’t the only unbeaten rising star competing on the July 13 Top Rank event taking place in Newark, New Jersey as the company announced the ESPN+ undercard leading into the main card.
Top Rank announced the Indian star and undefeated prospect Vijender Singh will fight on the undercard, taking on Mike Snider in an eight-round super middleweight bout. This will be Singh’s first fight since late 2017 and has won all 10 of his pro bouts. Singh, who won a bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics, signed with Top Rank in late 2018. Snider, a 38-year-old fighter with a 13-5-1 record, has faced the likes of Mike Lee and Oleksandr Gvozdyk throughout his career and is coming off a fifth-round stoppage loss to Tommy Hughes back in February.
Joseph Adorno was also announced to be competing on the card, facing Adriano Ramirez in an eight-round lightweight bout. Adorno, who has won 10 of his 12 fights by knockout, last fought in March when he won a six-round decision to Victor Rosas.
Below is the full ESPN+ undercard lineup for the June 13 show from the Prudential Center:
– Vijender Singh vs Mike Snider
– Joseph Adorno vs Adriano Ramirez
– Vito Mielnicki Jr. vs Tamarcus Smith
– Julian Rodriguez vs Hevinson Herrera
– Josue Vargas vs Manuel Lopez
– John Bauza vs Angel Sariana
As for the main card, not only will Stevenson take on Franklin Manzanilla in the 10-round main event on ESPN, but also Joshua Greer Jr. and Nikolai Potapov in a bantamweight bout that will have the winner be ranked No. 2 in the IBF rankings.
