Richards vs Kalajdzic

Who won Richards vs Kalajdzic?

Radivoje Kalajdzic beat Craig Richards by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, September 26th, 2026, at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

The scorecards were announced as 97-92, 97-92, 97-92 in favor of winner Radivoje Kalajdzic.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Johnny Fisher beating Michael Pirotton. Also on the undercard Lee Cutler beat Louis Greene.

Richards vs Kalajdzic stats

Craig Richards stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Radivoje Kalajdzic made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kalajdzic had a slight advantage in power over Richards, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Richards' 65%.

Craig Richards was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Kalajdzic had a height advantage of 2 inches over Richards. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Craig Richards and Radivoje Kalajdzic fought out of an orthodox stance.

Richards was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 11 months later than Kalajdzic, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Kalajdzic's 139.

Craig Richards went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBC, and 11 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Radivoje Kalajdzic was ranked number 6 by the WBC, and 3 by the WBO in the 175lb division.

Richards vs Kalajdzic form

Craig Richards had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Dan Azeez on December 20, 2025, by knockout in the 12th round at Legon Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana.

Prior to that, he had beaten Padraig McCrory on March 1, 2025, by knockout in the 8th round at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Willy Hutchinson on June 1, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had won against Boris Crighton on February 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Indigo at The O2, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

He had lost to Joshua Buatsi on May 21, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Radivoje Kalajdzic had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Oleksandr Gvozdyk on February 1, 2026, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by David Morrell on August 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sullivan Barrera on March 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

Before that, he had defeated Mickey Ellison on September 6, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

He had lost to Artur Beterbiev on May 4, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Stockton Arena, California.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Craig Richards had been fighting more than Radivoje Kalajdzic.

Going into this contest, Craig Richards had last fought 9 months and 6 days ago, while Radivoje Kalajdzic's last outing had been 7 months and 25 days ago.

Richards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Kalajdzic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Richards vs Kalajdzic start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Richards vs Kalajdzic?

Richards vs Kalajdzic was broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by Paramount+.

What were the odds on Richards vs Kalajdzic?

Craig Richards was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Radivoje Kalajdzic made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-120) with oddsmakers.