Fearless ‘Hot Rod’ Kalajdzic targets David Benavidez for December

Many thought they would be throwing Radivoje Kalajdzic to the wolves after he faced David Morrell. The 29-3 (21 KOs) “Hot Rod” was one of the high-risk opponents many felt should be avoided at 168 or, in the Cuban’s new weight class, of 175, despite the fact that he had won his last five fights and had only been stopped once, by Artur Beterbiev. After 12 competitive rounds, fearless Kalajdzic showed himself and his ProBox TV team proud by putting Morrell to the test and opening the door to more significant opportunities. Following his defeat in the Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov bill decision at Los Angeles’ BMO Stadium, Kalajdzic stated he was.