Rising junior welterweight Arthur Biyarslanov will take the next step in his burgeoning career on Thursday.

Biyarslanov will headline the Eye of The Tiger event against cagey veteran Mohamed Mimoune at the Montreal Casino, Montreal.

"I think it's a great fight," Biyarslanov (17-0, 14 knockouts) told The Ring. "Mimoune has a lot of experience and this fight, if everything goes well, is going to get my name out there and let people know me. I am ready."

Biyarslanov, was born in Chechnya but moved to Canada at a young age. He was a successful amateur, winning four national titles and gold at the 2015 Pan-Am Games. Then he represented his adopted homeland at the 2016 Olympics losing at the quarter-final stage.

The 29-year-old southpaw turned professional in the fall of 2018. However, his initial progress was something of a slow burn, but things picked up when he signed with Eye of The Tiger last year and annexed the NABF title.

He has been very active since and this will mark his third defense of the regional title and also a step up in competition.

"On paper, yes [it's the toughest], we'll see in the ring," he said. "He has a lot of fights, he's fought some good opponents, it'll be a good experience for me, it's the kind of fight I needed."

His trainer, Sam Decarie, believes his fighters recent activity has helped him step up his all-around game.

"We thank [EOTT President] Camille [Estephan] and [Head coach and Development Director] Marc [Ramsay] for the opportunity," said Decarie, who also works with amongst other Ring/ undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and super middleweight contender Christian Mbilli. "The only thing Arthur was asking for was the fights and now we have the platform where he can showcase his talent. We've had four fights in 10 months, and [the NABF] title also.

"We told Camille, we're not going to say no to anybody, anyone you put in front of us, we're willing to take the fight. He's got good experience, good amateur background, he's dedicated, he's super athletic, he's strong, if we get an opportunity we're going to jump on it. I think the best is yet to come, it's only the tip of the ice-burg."

While Biyaslanov will have to decipher a tricky opponent, he hopes it will lead to bigger opportunities in the not-too-distant future.

"There's a lot of good fighters in my weight division, so I'm really excited," said Biyarslanov. "There is so many good fighters, anyone who is top 10, top 20, if I can get a fight with them, I'll make the world know who I am.

"If everything goes really well, get a world title shot at the end of the year. My goal is to become a world champion, and I'll do everything I can to get there."

Mimoune (24-6, 5 KOs) turned professional since 2010. The French southpaw won his first 10 fights before dropping two fights to Kamal Mohamed (PTS 8) and Alexandre Lepelley (SD 8) at welterweight in 2013. He exacted revenge over Mohamed (UD 10) to win the national title. During an impressive run, he upset Sam Eggington (SD 12) in the UK to sneer the European title.

However, the now 37-year-old saw his 10 fight win streak snapped by former world champion Viktor Postol (UD 12) in a WBC junior welterweight title eliminator. Since then, his form has been patchy, going 3-3 but against good competition. He lost to Tyrone McKenna (UD 12) but is coming off an impressive fifth round stoppage in their rematch, in his most recent fight.

Biyaslanov-Mimoune, plus undercard bouts will be broadcast on ESPN+ at 6:30 ET/ 3:30 PT and in Canada on punchinggrace.com.