Bookmakers made David Morrell a massive favourite against Radivoje Kalajdzic when they meet in their bout on Saturday 3rd August 2024 at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States.
He is currently 1/16 (-1700) to win the bout outright, while you can get 8/1 (+800) on Radivoje Kalajdzic if you fancy the massive upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 90% chance of Morrell winning while giving Kalajdzic a 10% chance.
Morrell opened as the favourite at 1/16 (-1700).
Kalajdzic opened at 8/1 (+800).
The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 175 pounds (12.25 stones or 79.55 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
This contest is for the vacant WBA light heavyweight championship of the world.
Morrell vs Kalajdzic Head To Head
David Morrell steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Radivoje Kalajdzic will make his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Morrell has advantage in power over Kalajdzic, with a 90% knock out percentage over Kalajdzic's 72%.
David Morrell is the younger man by 6 years, at 26 years old.
Kalajdzic has a height advantage of 2 inches over Morrell. Despite this, he has 2-inch reach advantage.
David Morrell fights out of the southpaw stance, while Radivoje Kalajdzic is an orthodox fighter.
Morrell is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 8 year and 2 months later than Kalajdzic, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 68 less professional rounds, 42 to Kalajdzic's 110.
Radivoje Kalajdzic is currently ranked number 6 by the WBA, 9 by the WBC and 15 by the IBF in the 175lb division.
Morrell vs Kalajdzic betting form
Morrell remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.
In his last fight, he beat Sena Agbeko on 16th December 2023 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis, United States. He was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest.
Previous to that, he had beat Yamaguchi Falcao on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. He was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest.
Going into that contest, he had won against Aidos Yerbossynuly on 5th November 2022 by knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.
Before that, he had beat Kalvin Henderson on 4th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minnesota.
He had defeated Alantez Fox on 18th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minnesota. He was a 3/100 (-3300) favourite going into the contest.
Who's been more active?
Morrell's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.6 rounds on average.
Kalajdzic's last 4 fights have come over a period of 8 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 2 years and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.8 rounds on average.
What’s the Latest Time I Can Bet on Morrell vs Kalajdzic Pre Fight?
The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States, which is around 12:30 AM BST in the UK.
