Junior middleweight titlist Erislandy Lara's schedule of soft title defenses will continue when he takes on Jan Zaveck.

The fight, formally announced Monday, will headline a Premier Boxing Champions card on Nov. 25 (9 p.m. ET, ESPN) at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino in Miami.

Lara (21-2-2, 12 KOs) will be making the second defense of his 154-pound world title. Both will have been against opponents not regarded as legitimate contenders. On June 12 in Chicago, Lara faced massive underdog Delvin Rodriguez on a PBC card. Lara scored one knockdown and won all 12 rounds on all three judges' scorecards in a fight that was not competitive for a moment.

Although a former welterweight titleholder, Zaveck (35-3, 19 KOs), 39, a native of Slovenia who fights out of Germany, is nowhere near his prime and figures to suffer a fate similar to that of Rodriguez. Zaveck is older, slower and defensively challenged compared to the slick, technically superior and faster Lara, 32, a former Cuban amateur star who defected and now lives and trains in Houston.

Junior middleweight titleholder Erislandy Lara will make his third defense against Jan Zaveck on Nov. 25 as the headliner of a Premier Boxing Champions card. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Zaveck -- who has won three fights in a row against lesser opposition -- lost to the best opponents of his career the two times he fought in the United States. He was stopped by Andre Berto in the fifth round to lose his world title in 2011, and he lost a shutout 12-round decision to Keith Thurman, who went on to claim a welterweight world title in 2013.

Lara, who has won two fights in a row since a decision loss to Canelo Alvarez in a July 2014 nontitle bout, said he is happy to be defending the belt in Miami, where he used to live and where there is a large Cuban community.

"I'm very excited to be defending my title in my hometown of Miami," Lara said. "Getting in the ring with a former world champion and an experienced fighter like Jan Zaveck is something I'm very much looking forward to. On Nov. 25, I will put on a show for all my fans and especially all my Cuban fans watching on ESPN."

Zaveck, a huge long shot, might not have the speed or firepower to deal with Lara, but he is eager for his opportunity.

"I am aware that this will be one of the toughest fights of my career," Zaveck said. "I respect Lara, and I will prove that I am on the same level. I am aware that I am the underdog and that I am coming into Lara's living room. I am coming to Miami to chase my dreams and surprise everybody."