The card will take place in Oakland, Calif., at the Oracle Arena — home of the NBA's Golden State Warriors.

"This was an opportunity I couldn't pass up," Vitale said. "Jeremy is a legend in this sport, and if I'm going to come back, I want to do it against the best."

Vitale, 32, contemplated retiring from the sport in 2006 after losing his Icon Sport world championship. But after a seven-month break, Vitale came back in impressive fashion with a first-round knockout of Tony Williams at the Blaisdell Arena last October.

That victory improved his record to 21-6, which was enough to impress the IFL.

"Once I heard they wanted me, I jumped at it," said Vitale, a Waipahu High graduate who now resides in 'Ewa. "It's a pretty good organization, and a lot of people watch it."

The IFL has a television contract with Fox Sports Net. The Vitale-Williams bout could be televised later this year — all of the IFL's broadcasts are delayed, but a 2007 schedule has not yet been released.