Unbeaten junior lightweight Albert Bell will face Martin Diaz on Friday night, promoter Vick Green confirmed to The Ring Wednesday evening.

The eight-round bout will take place at the Class City Center (formerly known as the SeaGate Convention Centre) in Bell’s hometown of Toledo, Ohio (Fite.tv, 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT).

Friday night will mark Bell’s second fight since parting ways with Top Rank. In his last bout on February 26, Bell (20-0, 6 knockouts) stopped former world title challenger Daulis Prescott in the opening round.

Bell’s best wins on paper as a pro were against Andy Vences in June 2019. Vences was also unbeaten and was considered one of Top Rank’s top prospects.

Green is expecting a sellout crowd, with the venue accommodating approximately 2,200. He is also confident Bell can land a significant fight later this year, should he be victorious against Diaz.

“After this fight, we are looking at a big fight (against any of the top junior lightweights),” Green told The Ring. Green also promotes junior lightweight Thomas Mattice and junior welterweight prospect Roddricus Livsey.

Diaz (18-11-2, 8 KOs), who resides in Managua, Nicaragua, was victorious in his last bout on March 26, stopping once-beaten Kestin Baltodano in the third round. He is unbeaten in his last four bouts.

The 26-year-old will be fighting for the first time in the United States. Other notable fights on his record are a knockout loss to then-WBC world flyweight titleholder Cristofer Rosales, three defeats at the hands of former world title challenger Keyvin Lara, and most recently against unbeaten Ruben Mass Toro.

In the co-feature, Toledo resident Adrian Wilson (5-1, 3 KOs) will return to the ring for the first time in over four years. The southpaw will square off against Vitalii Gubkin (4-3, 3 KOs) of Alexandria, Virginia in a six-round middleweight bout.

Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He can be reached by email at [email protected] or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing