Radivoje Kalajdzic turned Craig Richards' London homecoming into a nightmare. Richards, fighting in his home city for the first time since 2024, was looking to force his way back into the world title picture. But "Hot Rod" Kalajdzic savagely supplanted him, taking a unanimous decision after handing Richards a heavy knockdown in the closing seconds of the contest.
In their tremendous 10-round battle, Richards was badly wobbled in the sixth round, only for "Spider" to come back with fierce determination himself. Just as Richards was dominating the last round, lashing "Hot Rod" from one set of ropes to another with well-judged body hooks and hard crosses to the head, Kalajdzic counter-attacked viciously. He darted in with a combination, knocking punches against Richards' head.
Then in the closing seconds of the fight, Kalajdzic landed a stunning right, that toppled Richards all the way over. He flopped onto his side. Somehow Richards rose, but his legs were shaking beneath him.
The bell rang to save him from a cold finish but Kalajdzic won unanimously, 97-92 for all three judges, Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Lee Cutler's nickname might be "Chaos" but he was all about control as he defused the threat of Louis Greene over 10 rounds. Greene is heavy-handed, and after a quiet start he clipped the Bournemouth man, hurting Cutler and momentarily buckling his legs. Cutler recovered himself, reeling off a right of his own to start the fourth round.
He smacked in a one-two but Greene stood close in hacking at Cutler with punches. To pin down Cutler, Greene needed to link his punches into combinations. However he was throwing single shots, albeit hard ones, while Cutler outmanoeuvred him.
Greene found his urgency in the 10th and last round, but Cutler withstood the assault, tying up Greene when he had to to win a unanimous decision, 98-92 and 97-93 twice. Kayla Allen, the first female fighter signed by Zuffa Boxing, was too much for Hungarian veteran Edina Kiss. Allen kept her shape, gloves high, as she moved well on her feet.
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