Radivoje Kalajdzic showed how great professional boxing really is as a sport by getting up off the canvas not once but twice here.
Zuffa Boxing and UFC are well up and running in professional boxing now after a great card tonight in UFC 02.
Radivoje Kalajdzic put in some quality work here.
A comeback win after been down twice in the contest:
Outstanding. Comeback wins are always unreal for fans to watch.
Always have been and always will be — a real life Rocky Balboa there.
For new fans to the sport maybe not familiar with him, some facts on Radivoje Kalajdzic:
- Record: Now 30-3 (22 KOs) after 7th-round TKO over Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
- Weight class: Light heavyweight (limit: 175 lbs / 79.4 kg).
- Win details: Big comeback; down twice early (R1 & R4), rallied with heavy rights in R7, dropped Gvozdyk twice → ref stoppage at 2:47.
- Age & origin: 34 years old (born July 27, 1991); Bosnian-American, fights out of Florida.
- Physical stats: 6’3″ (191 cm), 76″ reach, light heavyweight (175 lbs), orthodox.
- Career note: High KO power (~73%); major upset win over ex-WBC champ Gvozdyk; earned Performance of the Night bonus.
- Style: Resilient knockout artist with strong heart and power; momentum boost in the division.
Well done to the Bosnian-American.
