David Jimenez could not have picked a better time to post his best career win to date.

The unbeaten Costa Rican has parlayed his most recent victory into a shot at reigning WBA flyweight titlist Artem Dalakian. The bout was formally ordered on Monday by the WBA, with the two sides given until August 31 to reach terms for the mandatory title fight.

Dalakian (21-0, 15KOs) fights under Union Boxing Promotions in his native Ukraine, while Jimenez is represented by Fight Club Costa Rica headed by Ernesto Sandoval.

Jimenez (12-0, 9KOs) emerged as the number-one contender following an upset win over Ricardo Sandoval on July 16 in Los Angeles. Sandoval was the IBF mandatory challenger but never cashed in that opportunity, instead seeking to go the WBA route. The move cost the streaking contender, who was outworked by Jimenez in the Costa Rican’s first true step up in competition. It also marked the U.S. debut for Jimenez, coming on the undercard of rising lightweight contender Ryan Garcia’s sixth-round knockout of Javier Fortuna.

Dalakian has not fought since a ninth-round knockout of former WBA junior bantamweight titlist Luis ‘El Nica’ Concepcion last November in Kiev, Ukraine. The unbeaten 34-year-old lodged the fifth successful defense of the belt with the win, having reigned since a February 2018 unanimous decision win over former two-division titlist Brian Viloria in Inglewood, California, his lone career fight outside of Ukraine.

It is almost certain that Dalakian will have to hit the road for his next title defense, Ukraine remains at war, defending its land against the Russian invasion dating back to late February.

The bout will head to a purse bid hearing in the event that the two sides cannot come to terms by August 31.

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox