Jai Opetaia successfully defended his world cruiserweight ... comparable to the Haka of New Zealand’s celebrated rugby team. Samoan dancers and singers were then used to perform before the ...

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA – The entertaining contest between the IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia and David Nyika ... Zealand’s celebrated rugby team. Samoan dancers and singers were then ...

Jai Opetaia knocks down David Nyika.Credit ... We’ve had impressive renditions of the New Zealand, Samoa and Australian anthems and now the fighters make their way to the ring.

Jai Opetaia has successfully defended his IBF and ... The lead-up to the fight was filled with culture as the New Zealand, Samoan and Australian national anthems - including an Indigenous language ...

O le fusu'aga o loo faia mo fusi o le IBF ma le Ring Cruiserweight o loo umia uma e Jai Opetaia i le taimi nei.

“If I had known that Jai had six arms I wouldn’t have ... is the preeminent cruiserweight on the planet. With Opetaia shrugging off fractures to both sides of his jaw to claim the IBF title, the ...

Jai Opetaia faces David Nyika live on DAZN from GCCEC on the Gold ... In addition, Kodi Shallali (1-1) of Australia and Albert Tu’ua (1-1) of Samoa go head-to-head in a four-rounder at middleweight.

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 ...

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 ...

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.