By Ryan Burton

BoxingScene.com has been advised by Vadim Kornilov that his fighter, 2012 Olympic gold medalist Egor Mekhontsev (9-0), will return to the ring on September 11th at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The off tv fight will be scheduled for 8 rounds and will likely be against Jackson Junior (18-3) of Brazil.

As previously reported by BoxingScene.com's Steve Kim, the card will be headlined by two-time Mexican Olympian Oscar Valdez against an opponent to be determined and be televised by truTV.

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