undercard

noun

un·​der·​card ˈən-dər-ˌkärd How to pronounce undercard (audio)
: a program (as of boxing matches) supporting the featured match

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Watch on Deadline North America led it live viewership overall, Plum reports, with just over 37% of of all streams of the main event (31 million) coming from the continent and 43% of undercard viewing. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024 As usual, the undercard is loaded with cult classics such as X, Refused, Quicksand, Melvins and Cannibal Corpse, plus scene veterans such as Underoath, Mudvayne, Kittie, Orgy, Lacuna Coil and Stabbing Westward. Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2024 Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson as a boxing event will be produced for Netflix by Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions and includes the co-main event Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano, and undercard bouts with Mario Barrios vs. Abel Ramos and Neeraj Goyat vs. Whindersson Nunes. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024 The Harrison-Viera fight could have been the last undercard bout before the co-main event, as there is that much hype and attention around Harrison. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for undercard 

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undercard was in 1926

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“Undercard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undercard. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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