Kalajdzic Richards knockdown decided the Copper Box Arena main event as Radivoje Kalajdzic dropped Craig Richards in the closing seconds and took a unanimous decision. All three judges scored the 10-round fight 97-92 for Kalajdzic. Richards was fighting in his home city for the first time since 2024 and was seeking a route back into the world title picture.
Kalajdzic Richards knockdown decides Copper Box main event
Richards was badly wobbled in the sixth round but returned with fierce determination. He dominated stretches of the last round, landing body hooks and hard crosses to the head. Kalajdzic stayed within range, counter-attacked with a combination and then landed a right hand that toppled Richards.
Richards rose but his legs were shaking, and the bell ended the fight before a cold finish. The defeat interrupts Richards' aim of forcing his way back into the world title picture. Kalajdzic's late knockdown converted a close contest into a clear scorecard margin.
Cutler controls Greene over ten rounds
Lee Cutler, nicknamed Chaos, fought with control over 10 rounds against Louis Greene. Greene clipped the Bournemouth man early and hurt him, briefly buckling his legs. Cutler recovered, landed a right at the start of the fourth and used a one-two to re-establish distance.
Greene threw single hard shots rather than combinations, and Cutler outmanoeuvred him. Greene found urgency in the 10th, but Cutler withstood the assault and tied him up when needed. Cutler won unanimously 98-92 and 97-93 twice.
Allen and MacMillan deliver quick finishes
Kayla Allen, the first female fighter signed by Zuffa Boxing, beat Hungarian veteran Edina Kiss. Allen kept her gloves high and moved well on her feet before bombarding Kiss. A clean cross in combination knocked Kiss back; in the second, Allen landed a right to the chin and a hard left. Kiss stumbled into the ropes and received a count. Allen lined up straight one-twos in the third and Kiss retired on her stool at the break.
Alex MacMillan delivered another stunning finish in his second consecutive fight. He cut off the ring against fellow unbeaten prospect Guillaume Azagier, feinted to the body and struck to the head. A huge right over the top dropped Azagier in the first round. MacMillan forced him back to the canvas before the end of the session, then ended the fight in the second after a third knockdown as the towel came in.
Romero and Pullen extend unbeaten starts
Mexican Olympian Rogelio Romero maintained his 100 per cent knockout ratio in a seven-fight pro career by handing Moldovan puncher Aurel Ignat a first defeat. Romero hurt Ignat with southpaw left hooks, but Ignat returned fire. In the third round Romero forgot his mouthpiece and began taking hits. He solved the pressure with a right hook that left Ignat wobbling and prompted a referee stoppage on his feet.
Fred Pullen, a national amateur champion for West Ham, handled Italy's Leonardo Faretina over four rounds on his professional debut. The London southpaw dropped Faretina with a lead right at the start of the second. Faretina rose quickly and remained obdurate, but Pullen controlled the bout with sharp shooting and won 40-35.
De La Cerda and Ruiz win decisions
Top American prospect Alexis De La Cerda and Ireland's Cain Lewis put unbeaten records on the line over eight rounds. De La Cerda increased the pressure and by the sixth Lewis was cut and bleeding. The Irishman dug in and drove De La Cerda back in the last round, but De La Cerda won unanimously 80-72, 79-73 and 79-74.
Cesar Mateo Tapia started strongly against Leo Ruiz but could not sustain it. Ruiz took over their 10-rounder and finished well to win unanimously 97-93 and 96-94 twice.
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