Ex-pat Whanganui boxer Robert Berridge will have another big opportunity to fight in the United States this month as the southpaw has been linked to undefeated Ukrainian Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
Berridge (27-4-1) announced the international bout on Facebook at the end of last week, and will meet the 2012 Olympic light heavyweight bronze medalist at the Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California, on July 16.
Debuting as a professional in April 2014, Gvozdyk has amassed a 10-0 record with eight knockouts.
He is ranked 14th in the world by the neutral BoxRec website.
"We are always ready to fight the best," Berridge said on Facebook.