Radivoje Kalajdzic

Radivoje "Rade" Kalajdzic (Serbian Latin: Radivoje Kalajdžić; born 27 July 1991) is an American professional boxer of Serbian ethnicity.

Kalajdzic turned pro in 2011.^[1] On 18 October 2013, Kalajdzic took out light heavyweight legend Otis Griffin in just 1 round. Kalajdzic lost a highly controversial decision to Marcus Browne 16 April 2016 fight for the WBC United States title, which broke his undefeated streak.^[2] He was officially the IBU Champion in 2014.^[3] His three-seconds knockout of Fabio Garrido on 13 November 2015 was met with criticism.^[4] As of 2015 he is part of Lou DiBella's promotion team.^[1]

Personal life[]

Born in Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (at the time SFR Yugoslavia), his family fled the Bosnian War in 1992 first to Bijeljina in Republika Srpska, and then to Čačak in Serbia, and after 7 years as refugees they moved to the United States,^[3] to Saint Petersburg, Florida in 1998.^[1] His father Marko trained boxing in his youth, and at 14 years he started boxing at a Florida gym. He wears the Serbian tricolour and "SRB" on his shorts. He wears tattoos of Eastern Orthodox iconography.^[3][5]

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
27	Win	25–2	Denis Grachev	UD	8	21 Nov 2020	Bryan Glazer Family JCC Auditorium, Tampa, USA
26	Loss	24–2	Artur Beterbiev	KO	5 (12), 0:13	4 May 2019	Stockton Arena, Stockton, USA	For IBF light heavyweight title
25	Win	24–1	Alex Theran	KO	1 (8), 1:11	10 Oct 2018	Bryan Glazer Family JCC, Tampa, USA
24	Win	23–1	Brad Austin	TKO	1 (8), 2:45	21 July 2018	Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa, USA
23	Win	22–1	Travis Peterkin	TKO	5 (10), 1:32	23 Sep 2016	Buffalo Casino, Miami, Oklahoma, USA
22	Lose	21–1	Marcus Browne	SD	8	16 Apr 2016	Barclays Center, New York City, USA	For WBC–USNBC light-heavyweight title
21	Win	21–0	Fabio Garrido	KO	1 (8)	13 Nov 2015	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
20	Win	20–0	Gilberto Matheus Domingos	TKO	1 (8), 1:32	10 Oct 2015	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
19	Win	19–0	William Johnson	UD	6	2 May 2015	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
18	Win	18–0	Larry Pryor	TKO	4 (8), 1:53	13 Mar 2015	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
17	Win	17–0	Rayco Saunders	UD	6	3 Oct 2014	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
16	Win	16–0	Lionell Thompson	SD	8	29 Mar 2014	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
15	Win	15–0	Samson Onyango	KO	1 (8)	14 Feb 2014	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
14	Win	14–0	Charles Hayward	TKO	1 (8), 1:33	23 Nov 2013	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
13	Win	13–0	Otis Griffin	TKO	1 (10), 1:49	18 Oct 2013	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
12	Win	12–0	Donta Woods	TKO	2 (6), 2:49	12 July 2013	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
11	Win	11–0	Dennis Sharpe	KO	1 (6), 1:16	27 Apr 2013	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
10	Win	10–0	Grover Young	UD	6	4 Jan 2013	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
9	Win	9–0	Sabou Ballogou	TKO	3 (6), 2:29	9 Nov 2012	Buffalo Casino, Miami, Oklahoma, USA
8	Win	8–0	Shannon Anderson	KO	1 (6), 1:36	14 Sep 2012	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
7	Win	7–0	Jerrod Caldwell	TKO	1 (6), 1:49	18 Aug 2012	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
6	Win	6–0	Mark Sanders	UD	6	1 June 2012	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
5	Win	5–0	Eliseo Durazo	UD	4	10 Feb 2012	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
4	Win	4–0	Percey Givens	TKO	1 (4), 2:08	7 Jan 2012	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
3	Win	3–0	Richmond Dalphone	TKO	3 (4), 2:35	18 Nov 2011	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
2	Win	2–0	Marlon Farr	KO	1 (4), 1:30	9 Sep 2011	Barclays Center, New York City, USA
1	Win	1–0	Nyantu Bolo	KO	1 (4), 0:34	3 June 2011	Barclays Center, New York City, USA

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Radivoje Kalajdzic from BoxRec
• "Radivoje Kalajdzic". Fight Network.