Jai Opetaia made sure the combat sports year started off with a bang. The Australian champion retained his IBF and Ring Magazine cruiserweight titles with a brutal fourth-round knockout of ...

The first world title fight of 2025 pits Jai Opetaia against David Nyika in Australia's Gold Coast on Wednesday (January 8), in what is expected to be a fierce battle for the IBF cruiserweight belt.

While some fans may be interested in a potential fight between cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia and heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, Opetaia is more interested in unifying world titles in ...

Just as cruiserweights don’t have to look too far or too hard for their pot of gold, nor do they have to look too far or too hard for both their template and inspiration. The gold can be found ...

Jai Opetaia stopped David Nyika with a vicious knockout on Wednesday, retaining the IBF cruiserweight title on home soil in Australia. Opetaia stopped the New Zealander in round four, landing a ...

Opetaia, 29, enters this fight on the back of a stoppage win against Jack Massey in October, which followed a decision ...

The Jai Opetaia (far left) vs. David Nyika (center left) card concluded with several stoppages [Image Courtesy: @matchroomboxing via Instagram, and MatchroomBoxing via X/Twitter] The Jai Opetaia vs.

The Jai Opetaia vs. David Nyika round-by-round updates are here. They provide real-time coverage and live scoring of the upcoming cruiserweight world title fight, headlining an event scheduled for ...

Jai Opetaia has retained his IBF and The Ring cruiserweight world titles, knocking out David Nyika in the fourth round. Opetaia knocked the challenger Nyika down with a brutal uppercut then ...

Jai Opetaia's career has been rising for the past couple of years. Lucrative bouts against opponents like Mairis Briedis and Jack Massey have catapulted the Australian boxer's net worth ...

Nyika is challenging Jai Opetaia for Opetaia's IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles. The fight in Opetaia's backyard in Australia airs on DAZN worldwide. Nyika replaced Huseyin Cinkara ...