Morrell vs Kalajdzic

When is Morrell vs Kalajdzic?

David Morrell will face Radivoje Kalajdzic on Saturday 3rd August 2024 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.

The fight will be contested over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

This contest is for the vacant WBA light heavyweight championship of the world.

This fight will appear on the undercard of Terence Crawford's and Israil Madrimov's clash for the WBA World Super Welterweight and WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship. Also, on the undercard will be Vergil Ortiz Jr's and Tim Tszyu's fight, Andy Ruiz Jr's and Jarrell Miller's fight, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz's and Jose Valenzuela's contest for the WBA World Super Lightweight championship and Andy Cruz's and Antonio Moran's bout.

Morrell vs Kalajdzic stats

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 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.

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.

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.

Activity check

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 time does Morrell vs Kalajdzic start?

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.

What are the odds on Morrell vs Kalajdzic?

David Morrell 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.

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