Heavyweights Richard Torrez Jnr and Guido Vianello will fight on ESPN+ on April 5, according to Top Rank.
The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds and will take place at the Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The undercard is yet to be announced.
Torrez, a silver medalist in the 2020/2021 Olympics, is undefeated in the professional ranks at 12-0 (11 KOs). He fought four times in 2024 and recorded three stoppage wins and one win via disqualification, when Joey Dawejko spit out his mouthpiece too many times.
“This is something I've been working toward for a long time,” Torrez, who is from Tulare, California, said in a press release. “I want to prove that I’m the best heavyweight out there and show what American heavyweights are made of. When they offered me Guido, I didn’t hesitate. I’m ready to go.”
Vianello, 13-2-1 (11 KOs), is coming off an eighth-round stoppage of Arslanbek Makhmudov in August. Prior to that, Vianello lost a narrow decision to Efe Ajagba last April, in which he badly hurt Ajagba in the second round and looked momentarily on the precipice of a stoppage, or pushing Ajagba out of the ring entirely. Ajagba is now lined up to fight Martin Bakole in an IBF title eliminator, likely in May.
That is a position Vianello would like to be in.
“After fighting Makhmudov, I showed I was ready for anyone,” Vianello, an Italian fighting out of Las Vegas, said in a press release. “Richard is a talented young fighter, but he has never faced anyone like me. I will show myself to be Top Rank’s best heavyweight and move on to challenge for world titles.”