Current belt holder Andre Ward has recently undergone shoulder surgery and faces long rehab before he can return to the sport, leaving the WBC to act and put in place a match-up for the vacant strap.
“I can confirm that my next fight is for the full WBC super-middleweight title,” Bika told WBN when quizzed about the nature of his upcoming world championship contest.
The contest against 25-0 Sjekloca is pencilled in for the Broner v Rees undercard at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City and could see the winner defend the green belt against Ward in his comeback bout later in 2013.
