The Montenegrin boxer, Milorad Žižić, will fight on the night between Friday and Saturday in Las Vegas against the American John Vera Junior /John Vera Jr/ for the title of champion of the United States of America, his headquarters announced.
It is said that it will be a title fight in the versions of the WBC and WBA, in the super welterweight category (69,850 kg).
Žižić's rival is the undefeated WBA NABA champion, who had 14 matches and the same number of victories in his career so far.
Žižić recorded 12 wins and one loss as a professional.
The Montenegrin professional said that he thoroughly completed the entire training process.
"I worked under the supervision of coach Edi Mustafa and father Veselin Žižić, who helped me a lot. I had great sparring partners and I am satisfied with my form. I am physically and mentally ready for the match and I believe that with God's help I will win and win the title of US champion." , Žižić told the MINA agency.
He said that he will have a serious opponent against him, but that he has no doubts about himself and victory.
"I know it won't be easy, my opponent is undefeated as a professional. He's left-handed, like me, and he's the official champion. I believe in myself and hope for the best. In these preparations, I had sparring partners that Floyd Mayweather also used in his last matches Žižić said.
It was previously announced that if Žižić wins and becomes the US champion, he will sign a three-year contract with the world's best manager, Al Hajmon.
The match between Žižić and Vera will be the main fight of the evening and will be broadcast live by CBS Sports.
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