Jerusalem files U.S. visa application

World strawweight champion Melvin Jerusalem woke up early on Tuesday, took a quick shower, got dressed and went straight to the United States Embassy to apply for a visa.

While there is no deal yet in place to battle Puerto Rico’s World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) Oscar Collazo, Jerusalem, the World Boxing Council (WBC) titleholder is going the extra mile.

Efforts are under way to stage a three-belt showdown involving the two and Jerusalem wants to rid of a major hurdle in the event the super fight takes place on American soil.

By applying for a visa, Jerusalem and his team are looking at setting up camp way ahead of the scheduled bout to shake off jet lag.

“I have applied for a visa,” Jerusalem said, his voice on high pitch.

More than three weeks ago, Jerusalem beat Yudai Shigeoka of Japan to retain the WBC title for the second time.

“Let’s go!” he said, expressing his excitement over the prospects of avenging his 2023 knockout loss to Collazo and annexing the WBA and WBO straps.

In that initial clash with Collazo held in Indio, California, Jerusalem, still feeling the effects of jet lag, arrived in Southern California ten days before the fight.