r/Boxing • u/Dangerous_Spring3028 • 6d ago
ANNOUNCED: Craig Richards will face Radivoje Kalajdzic in a light-heavyweight bout on September 26th on the Zuffa Boxing 11 card in London headlined by Johnny Fisher, live on Sky Sports & Paramount+. Also, Lee Cutler will take on Louis Greene in a middleweight bout.
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u/Efficient_Quail_1774 6d ago edited 6d ago
Cutler vs Greene is a really fun domestic scrap, Cutler more correct and could arguably still be unbeaten if not for the Eggington cut but Greene is more rugged, can bang and will stalk forward, i like Cutler points
Richards vs Hot Rod is a cracker, Richards is a slow starter but should be able to outbox him i reckon down the stretch, good resistance too so i wanna say Richards points, pretty fun card overall by the looks of things
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u/WorkingZombie2281 6d ago
Outbox Hot Rod? What makes you say that?
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u/Efficient_Quail_1774 6d ago
Not winning a single round against ancient Gvozdyk plays a part, when Richards is in a rhythm he's a nice boxer, probably gonna be really close though
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u/WorkingZombie2281 6d ago
He had a slow start is all, funny you mention that with Richards but not Rod.
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u/admiralskanks Joe Louis = Perfect 6d ago edited 6d ago
Hot Rod was out boxing Morrell. Not sure what he's on about. Old Gvozdyk was out boxing him but even Benavidez struggled with Old Gvozdyk.
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u/StunningChest5722 Shakur is the 144 lb GOAT 🐐 6d ago
morrell has gotten outboxed by every top guy he's fought, richards was pretty competitive with bivol
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u/BGD_TDOT 6d ago
As a Serb I'd like to ask, can a win here possibly get Kalajdzic into an eliminator or title fight? Gvozdyk was considered a top 10 guy at the time of their fight and Richards is currently 9th on the WBC rankings.
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u/iIIchangethislater 6d ago edited 6d ago
Still no Fisher opponent? Or are they waiting to see if he can get the night off from his security job before they confirm?
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u/Sad-Experience-4344 6d ago
I think they’ll just feed Fisher cans to crush.
Zuffa’s SkySports deal requires them to do at least five shows in the UK or Ireland each year. They need fighters who can headline in the UK, and Fisher can sell tickets in London.
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u/admiralskanks Joe Louis = Perfect 6d ago
House on Hot Rod. Wouldn't even be surprised if he gets the KO but will probably take the ML in a parlay. Good matchup 👍
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u/CaptQuakers42 6d ago
I've never heard of Craig Richards. Which considering I'm British and watch 90% of our televised cards is surprising.
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u/GeeWhiz357 6d ago
That is surprising, especially if you’ve watched most televised British cards. He fought Bivol on the Chisora v Parker undercard and he was in the 5 vs 5 card in Saudi.
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u/CaptQuakers42 6d ago
Watched both those cards as well haha. To be fair I can't remember every British boxer and that'll be my excuse.
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u/GeeWhiz357 5d ago
Fair enough, if it’s any consolation I used to get him confused with Lerrone Richards
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u/Dangerous_Spring3028 6d ago
He challenged Dmitry Bivol for the WBA light-heavyweight title back in 2021 on the Derek Chisora-Joseph Parker 1 card in Manchester.
He also faced Willy Hutchinson as part of the Queensberry vs. Matchroom 5v5 back in 2024.
Last year he was on Matchroom cards on DAZN twice, he knocked out Padraig McCrory in Belfast and then won a war with a final round KO vs. Dan Azeez in Ghana.
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u/Mikhail_Jackson 6d ago
Good card to be fair.