Morrell vs Kalajdzic

Who won Morrell vs Kalajdzic?

David Morrell beat Radivoje Kalajdzic by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 118-110, 117-111 in favor of winner David Morrell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This contest was for the WBA light heavyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Terence Crawford beating Israil Madrimov for the WBA World Super Welterweight and WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz lost to Jose Valenzuela for the WBA World Super Lightweight belt, Andy Ruiz Jr defeated Jarrell Miller, Jared Anderson was defeated by Martin Bakole Ilunga, Andy Cruz beat Antonio Moran, Steven Nelson defeated Marcos Vazquez Rodriguez, and Ziyad Almaayouf was victorious over Michal Bulik.

Morrell vs Kalajdzic stats

Back in August 2024, David Morrell stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Radivoje Kalajdzic made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

David Morrell was the younger man by 7 years, at 26 years old.

Kalajdzic had a height advantage of 2 inches over Morrell. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

David Morrell fought out of the southpaw stance, while Radivoje Kalajdzic was an orthodox fighter.

Morrell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 8 years and 2 months later than Kalajdzic, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 68 fewer professional rounds, totaling 54 compared to Kalajdzic's 122.

Radivoje Kalajdzic was ranked number 4 by the WBA in the 175lb division.

Morrell vs Kalajdzic form

Morrell remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Sena Agbeko on December 16, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Yamaguchi Falcao on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Aidos Yerbossynuly on November 5, 2022, by knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.

Before that, he had beaten Kalvin Henderson on June 4, 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 December 18, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minnesota.

Activity check

Morrell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Kalajdzic's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Morrell vs Kalajdzic start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Morrell vs Kalajdzic?

Morrell vs Kalajdzic was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Morrell vs Kalajdzic?

David Morrell was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Radivoje Kalajdzic made his way into the ring at 13/1 (+1300) with oddsmakers.