Mielnicki Jr to make pro debut in his backyard
Vito Mielnicki Jr. is an athlete. He is a fighter. He also is not just any fighter. He is a fighter who brings many intangibles that most do not have.
A. he has the ability, and
B. he has Marketability.
His story begins in the Jersey town of Newark, New Jersey where Mielnicki Jr. found The Jamar Carter Gym that was located in the basement of a church at the age of seven, and he has not looked back ever since.
Mielnicki trained at some of the toughest and roughest gyms in New Jersey such Elite Heat and Boylan Rec, both also in Newark.
Mielnicki began his amateur career fighting against the best fighters from Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore at the Upton Boxing Gym in Baltimore and he was a frequent travel partner with current world champion Gervonta Davis, Otha Jones III and Olympic Silver Medal winner and top contender Shakur Stevenson.
Mielnicki performed at such as high-level as he continued to grow his national rankings as he dominated each weight class.
That career now reads an astonishing 147-22, and he was the four-time Junior National Golden Gloves champion (2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015). In 2011, he was named the Most Outstanding Boxer in the tournament.
He was a Silver Gloves National champion in 2015 & 2016; Ringside World Champion in 2012 and 2014; United States Junior National Champion in 2017 – 2018 and was a member of the High-Performance USA National Team 2017 – 2018 in the welterweight division.
He won his 1st National Championship and was trained by Walli Moses. In his young career, Mielnicki was trained by Hall of Famers Virgil Hill and Buddy McGirt.
“He has a very bright future, and he is a great kid. The sky is the limit for Vito,” said McGirt to the media.
“He is a humble young athlete, who is a phenomenal athlete, he was a football player when he was younger. He will be an outstanding professional boxer,” said Hill to the press.
Mielnicki has competed all over the world in places such as Canada, Serbia, Spain, England, and Puerto Rico.
He compiled an international record of 10-2 and won the Quebec Cup in 2015.
Mielnicki is set to turn professional on July 13th at The Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
The decision to go to the paid ranks was solidified after an excellent performance in Spain for which Mielnicki was on the short and undeserved end of a wrong decision.
“I believe my performance in Spain was one of the best I have had, and I could not get a decision. I feel that I have a professional style, and based on some of these decisions, I can see that it is more for the pros than the amateurs,” said Mielnicki in a press release.
Mielnicki has continued to grow, and he feels the time is right to begin his career.
“My body is maturing, and it was only a matter of time anyway. I had my mind pretty much made up before we went to Spain, but that fight solidified it.”
Mielnicki is 5’11” and walks around at 172 pounds. He plans to turn pro and settle into the 147-pound division.
Mielnicki has had the opportunity to measure himself against some emerging professionals.
“I think that has been big for me. I have worked with the likes of Adam Lopez and Thomas Mattice, and that has definitely helped me.”
“I have been wanting to turn professional for a long time. This has been a goal and dream for me, and I know that I can do big things. I have to see where my debut will happen. We are looking to see under which promotional banner and on what card this will happen, but I know when I do fight in New Jersey, I will be very popular and will have a tremendous amount of support.”
That will come right off the bat, as Mielnicki will become the youngest ever fighter licensed in the Garden State when he makes that pro debut on July 13th at The Prudential Center in Newark., which is just a stone’s throw away from his home in Roseland.
