ShoBox: The New Generation will once again deliver another solid quadrupleheader on Friday and on the platter will be a light heavyweight showdown between contenders Radivoje Kalajdzic and Travis Peterkin in the featured bout.
Kalajdzic (21-1, 14 KOs) is coming off the first loss of his career, a disputed decision to 2012 Olympian Marcus Brown in April. The Bosnian is aiming to get back in the win column against Peterkin and continue his ascent up the 175-pound ladder. At the scales, he weighed in officially at 175.5 pounds.
While he is undefeated, Peterkin (16-0-1, 7 KOs) is coming off his first pro fight in which he didn’t have his hand raised in victory. The Brooklynite fought to a draw with 2008 Olympian Lenin Castillo in August. He said he knows what to expect from his foe and expects greatness. He’s looking get back to winning and a day ahead of his next bout, he came in at 174 pounds.
The co-featured bout will be a super lightweight showdown between Ivan Baranchyk (11-0, 10 KOs) and Wang Zhimin (7-0, 3 KOs) over 10 rounds. Welterweight prospect Ivan Golub (12-0, 10 KOs) will clash with James Stevenson over eight rounds while heavyweight Trey Lippe Morrison (11-0, 11 KOs), the son of late former champ Tommy Morrison, will oppose Ed Latimore (13-0, 7 KOs) over six rounds in the opening bout of the telecast.
ShoBox Weigh-in Results:
Travis Peterkin (174) vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic (175.5)Ivan Baranchyk (139.75) vs. Wang Zhimin (139.5)
Ivan Golub (146.5) vs. James Stevenson (146)
Trey Lippe-Morrison (221.5) vs. Ed Latimore (219)