New Jersey’s Vito Mielnicki Jr. returned home this week from his training camp in Houston wit trainer Ronnie Shields ahead of his homecoming fight against undefeated Kamil Gardzielik of Poland this Saturday night, June 21st at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event, promoted by Top Rank and Rising Star Promotions, will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+. Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster.com.

 

On Monday afternoon, Mielnicki held a community event at the Roseland Recreation Department for hundreds of local youths who were treated to tickets for Saturday’s fight, in addition to autographs, pictures, and free merchandise. Following the event, he headed to Legacy Boxing Gym in Belleville, N.J., for one of his final fight week training sessions.

 

Tuesday morning brought Mielnicki to Noecker Elementary School in Roseland, N.J., his alma mater. He addressed a large group of sixth graders as the special guest at their year-end award assembly.

 

On Tuesday afternoon, Vito was given a special tour of the New York Jets Training Facility by the front office staff and presented with a personalized team jersey.