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Biography
Dejan Zlatičanin (born 23 April 1984) is a Montenegrin professional boxer. He has held the WBC lightweight title since 2016, and is the first boxer from Montenegro to win a world title in boxing.
Professional career
Zlatičanin made his professional debut on 3 May 2008, scoring a third-round technical decision against Wladimir Borov. On 25 February 2011, he won his first regional championship—the vacant WBC Mediterranean lightweight title—via unanimous decision (UD) over Felix Lora. Later that year, on 26 November, he upgraded to the vacant WBC International title with a UD over Godfrey Nzimande, after which two successful defences were made between 2012 and 2013. On 27 June 2014, Zlatičanin regained the same title (now vacant) by knocking down and winning an upset split decision against former world champion Ricky Burns. The pinnacle of Zlatičanin's career came on 11 June 2016, when he became the first Montenegrin world boxing champion by stopping Franklin Mamani in three rounds to win the vacant WBC lightweight title.
Professional boxing record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 22 fights | 22 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 15 | 0 |
| By decision | 7 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | N/A | N/A |  Mikey Garcia | N/A | – (12) | 28 Jan 2017 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US | Defending WBC lightweight title |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 |  Franklin Mamani | TKO | 3 (12), 0:54 | 11 Jun 2016 | Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, US | Won vacant WBC lightweight title |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 |  Ivan Redkach | TKO | 4 (12), 1:24 | 13 Jun 2015 | Bartow Arena, Birmingham, Alabama, US | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 |  Alex Bone | UD | 10 | 25 Oct 2014 |  Mediterranean Sports Centre, Budva, Montenegro | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 |  Ricky Burns | SD | 12 | 27 Jun 2014 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Won vacant WBC International lightweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 |  Asan Yuseinov | KO | 1 (10), 2:27 | 24 Aug 2013 | Budva, Montenegro | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 |  Petr Petrov | UD | 12 | 13 Apr 2013 | Topolica Sport Hall, Bar, Montenegro | Retained WBC International lightweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 |  Bahrom Payozov | KO | 8 (12), 1:53 | 24 Jul 2012 | Budva, Montenegro | Retained WBC International lightweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Vasile Herteg | KO | 1 (8), 2:02 | 24 Mar 2012 | Sportski Centar, Nikšić, Montenegro | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  Godfrey Nzimande | UD | 12 | 26 Nov 2011 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica, Montenegro | Won vacant WBC International lightweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 |  Hoang Sang Nguyen | KO | 5 (12), 2:06 | 29 Apr 2011 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica, Montenegro | Retained WBC Mediterranean lightweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 |  Felix Lora | UD | 12 | 25 Feb 2011 |  Hotel Park, Novi Sad, Serbia | Won vacant WBC Mediterranean lightweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Cristian Spataru | KO | 2 (6) | 4 Mar 2010 | Grand Hotel, Kopaonik, Serbia | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 |  Istvan Hegedus | TKO | 4 (6) | 28 Nov 2009 | Hall Prokleta Avlija, Drvengrad, Serbia | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 |  Antonio Horvatić | TKO | 1 (6) | 3 Oct 2009 | Sport Hall, Budva, Montenegro | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Suleyman Dag | TKO | 2 (6), 2:34 | 16 Apr 2009 | Podgorica, Montenegro | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Sandor Fekete | UD | 4 | 17 Dec 2008 |  Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Edin Kavara | KO | 1 (6), 0:35 | 18 Oct 2008 | Sport Hall, Budva, Montenegro | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Bojan Žarkov | KO | 1 (6) | 26 Sep 2008 | Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Tibor Horvath | TKO | 1 (4) | 23 Aug 2008 | Kruševac, Serbia | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Bojan Žarkov | KO | 1 (4) | 9 Aug 2008 | Kanjiža, Serbia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Enko Alic | TKO | 1 (6) | 1 Aug 2008 | Budva, Montenegro | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Wladimir Borov | TD | 3 (4) | 3 May 2008 | Sport Hall, Budva, Montenegro | Professional debut |