Dejan Zlatičanin

Dejan Zlatičanin (born 23 April 1984) is a Montenegrin professional boxer. He is the first Montenegrin to win a boxing world title, having held the WBC lightweight title from 2016 to 2017.

Dejan Zlatičanin
Statistics
Nickname(s)	Dynamite
Weight(s)	Lightweight
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Reach	165 cm (65 in)
Nationality	Montenegrin
Born	(1984-04-23) 23 April 1984 Podgorica, Montenegro
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	26
Wins	24
Wins by KO	16
Losses	2

Professional career

Zlatičanin made his professional debut on 3 May 2008, scoring a third-round technical decision against Wladimir Borov. On 1 February 2011, he won his first regional championship—the vacant WBC Mediterranean lightweight title—via unanimous decision (UD) over Felix Lora.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] Zlatičanin would lose the WBC lightweight title in his first title defense against Mikey Garcia, on January 28, 2017. He was knocked out in the third round by a massive right hand from Garcia, and remained unconscious on the canvas for several minutes afterwards.[4]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary

25 fights	23 wins	2 losses
By knockout	16	2
By decision	7	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
25	Loss	23–2	Roberto Ramirez	TKO	2 (10), 2:32	21 Jun 2018	Melrose Ballroom, New York City, New York, US
24	Win	23–1	Hevinson Herrera	KO	1 (8), 1:57	15 Dec 2017	B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, New York City, New York, US
23	Loss	22–1	Mikey Garcia	KO	3 (12), 2:21	28 Jan 2017	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US	Lost 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

References

1. "Sjekloca keeps WBC Int'l belt" Archived 2016-10-22 at the Wayback Machine. fightnews.com. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
2. "Dejan Zlaticanin beats Ricky Burns to win WBC International lightweight title in Glasgow". Sky Sports. Sky. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
3. Hobbs, Tim (14 June 2016). "Dejan Zlaticanin wins WBC lightweight title to become Montenegro's first world champion". Sky Sports. Sky. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
4. Rosenthal, Michael (29 January 2017). "Mikey Garcia Stole the Show". The Ring. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

External links

• Boxing record for Dejan Zlatičanin from BoxRec
• Q&A: Dejan Zlaticanin, post-Ricky Burns win by The Ring magazine

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Emiliano Marsili	WBC Mediterranean lightweight champion 25 February 2011 – 26 November 2011 Won International title	Vacant Title next held by Hedi Slimani
Vacant Title last held by Matias Daniel Ferreyra	WBC International lightweight champion 26 November 2011 – March 2014 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Sergio Thompson
Vacant Title last held by Sergio Thompson	WBC International lightweight champion 27 June 2014 – August 2015 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Luke Campbell
World boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Jorge Linares	WBC lightweight champion 11 June 2016 – 28 January 2017	Succeeded by Mikey Garcia