Kalajdzic vs Barrera

Who won Kalajdzic vs Barrera?

Radivoje Kalajdzic beat Sullivan Barrera by technical knockout in the 10th round on Wednesday, March 13th, 2024, at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Santamaria vs Flaz.

Kalajdzic vs Barrera stats

Back in March 2024, Radivoje Kalajdzic stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Sullivan Barrera made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Radivoje Kalajdzic was the younger man by 9 years, at 33 years old.

Kalajdzic had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barrera. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Radivoje Kalajdzic and Sullivan Barrera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kalajdzic was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 9 months later than Barrera, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 38 fewer professional rounds, totaling 122 compared to Barrera's 160.

Radivoje Kalajdzic went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBA, and 14 by the WBC at light heavyweight.

Kalajdzic vs Barrera form

Sullivan Barrera had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on July 9, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Banc of California Stadium, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jesse Hart on June 15, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sean Monaghan on November 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Aviator Sports Complex, New York.

Before that, he had lost to Dmitry Bivol on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had beaten Felix Valera on November 25, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Kalajdzic's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 years, 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Barrera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Kalajdzic vs Barrera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Kalajdzic vs Barrera?

The ProBox TV US show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The ProBox TV broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Kalajdzic vs Barrera?

Radivoje Kalajdzic was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Sullivan Barrera made his way into the ring at 17/2 (+850) with oddsmakers.