undercardn.
/ˈʌndəkɑːd/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌkɑrd/ Boxing.
The list of lower-profile contests on the same bill as the main fight at an event, typically taking place earlier in the evening; these contests considered collectively.
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1926 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 18 June 25/1 The undercard promises a world of action with Johnny Randall and Kid Savage producing the bloodshed.
1960 Ring Mar. 57/23 All four of the bouts on the undercard also ended in technical knockouts.
1988 Times 6 Sept. 42/6 If he's not fit he won't box. It doesn't matter if its [sic] Tyson or a six-round boxer on the undercard.
2003 G. Burn North of Eng. Home Service (2004) ii. 43 It was in a British lightweight title eliminator at the Empress Hall, Earls Court. He was on the undercard of Arthur Danahar vs. Omar Kouidri.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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