Kalajdzic vs Barrera

Who won Kalajdzic vs Barrera?

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

Radivoje Kalajdzic stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

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

Radivoje Kalajdzic was the younger man by 10 years, at 32 years old.

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

Both Radivoje Kalajdzic & 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 50 less professional rounds, 110 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 9th July 2021 by knockout in the 4th round at Banc of California Stadium, California, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jesse Hart on 15th June 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 3rd November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Aviator Sports Complex, New York.

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

He had beat Felix Valera on 25th November 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 is expected to begin at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The ProBox TV broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Kalajdzic vs Barrera?

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