Zlatičanin would lose the WBC lightweight title in his first title defense against Mikey Garcia, on January 28, 2017. His signature left hand helped him knock out the accomplished Bolivian boxer Zlaticanin vs. 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 WBC lightweight title. 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.
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 20. On 1 February 2011, he won his first regional championship-the vacant WBC Mediterranean lightweight title-via unanimous decision (UD) over Felix Lora. Zlatičanin made his professional debut on, scoring a third-round technical decision against Wladimir Borov. He is the first Montenegrin boxer to win a boxing world title, having held the WBC lightweight title from 2016 to 2017. Dejan Zlatičanin (born 23 April 1984) is a Montenegrin professional boxer.
