In a WBC eliminator between unbeaten lightweights, WBC #1 Dejan Zlaticanin (21-0, 14 KOs) scored a fourth round TKO over WBC #2 Ivan Redkach (18-1, 14 KOs). Zlaticanin proved that he is a force in the lightweight division. Zlaticanin dropped Redkach in round four and got the stoppage when he finished the job. The official time of the stoppage was 1:24 of round four.
Zlaticanin, 31, had been best known for his win over Ricky Burns. He recently signed with Al Haymon. This win has won him a shot at WBC titleholder Jorge Linares sometime in the near future. Now that Dejan Zlaticanin has Jorge Linares in his crosshairs he's ready for the fight.