Definition of "undercard" []

• The event or events coming before and supporting the main event, as of boxing matches. (noun)

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• "In the main undercard event, Mexico's brilliant, young Saul "Danelo" Alvarez, 19, struggled in the first round, nearly going down, before coming back strong to stop Jose Miguel Cotto at 2: 51 of the ninth round."
• "The LeBron vs. Rondo undercard is a bout they're ready to accept."
• "Featured on the undercard is a bout between middleweight contenders Andy Lee of Ireland and Scotland's Craig McEwan, who wore kilts to the Times Square news conference."