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 WBC lightweight title.

[4] He was defeated in the third round by a right hand from Garcia[5] On 11 September 2021, Zlaticanin faced Zaur Abdullaev, who was ranked #6 by the WBC and #10 by the IBF at lightweight.