Johnny Fisher won the Zuffa Boxing 11 main event on Saturday, but Radivoje Kalajdzic supplied the cleaner statement at London’s Copper Box Arena. Fisher had to grind through 10 untidy rounds with Michael Pirotton for a majority decision. Kalajdzic controlled much of his light heavyweight fight with Craig Richards, then dropped him in the final seconds.
Fisher (15-1, 12 KOs) took two cards, 98-92 and 96-95, while the third judge scored his fight with Pirotton (12-3, 6 KOs) even at 95-95. In his Zuffa debut, Fisher started aggressively, working the body and landing right hands and left hooks.
A cut near Pirotton’s eye brought the ringside doctor in to examine him, but the Belgian stayed in the fight.
Pirotton grew more effective as Fisher slowed. He kept using his jab, threw back in close, and made the later rounds uncomfortable for the home favorite. Fisher’s early and middle-round work carried him through. It was a win in the same building where Dave Allen stopped him in 2025, though the knockout Fisher sought never came.
Kalajdzic (31-3, 22 KOs) had a better night against Richards (20-5-1, 13 KOs). His faster hands and steadier output earned him a unanimous decision, 97-92 on all three cards.
Richards pressed in the 10th, but Kalajdzic answered with a late attack that put him down. Richards beat the count and heard the final bell.
Other Zuffa Boxing 11 results
– Lee Cutler beat Louis Greene by unanimous decision over 10 rounds (98-92, 97-93, 97-93).
– Leo Ruiz beat Cesar Mateo Tapia by unanimous decision over 10 rounds (97-93, 96-94, 96-94).
– Alex MacMillan stopped Guillaume Azagier 32 seconds into round two after scoring two first-round knockdowns.
– Kayla Allen won her professional debut when Edina Kiss’s corner stopped the fight after round three.
– Alexis De La Certa beat Cain Lewis by unanimous decision over eight rounds (79-73, 79-74, 80-72).
– Rogelio Romero stopped Aurel Ignat at 2:12 of round three.
– Fred Pullen beat Leonardo Faretina 40-35 over four rounds in his professional debut.
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