GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA – Jai Opetaia believes that the emotion involved in fighting back in Australia inspired the nature of the “dogfight” he won against David Nyika. In his first fight in ...

GOLD COAST, Australia – Jai Opetaia believes he has returned to Australia ... It was in July 2022 when the IBF cruiserweight champion first won his title and so impressively resisted a broken ...

Kiwi boxer David Nyika has an unexpected shot at a world cruiserweight title, when he faces Aussie champion Jai Opetaia tonight.

Fighters such as bantamweight Junto Nakatani and cruiserweight Jai Opetaia, who were on the ESPN list of fighters to keep an ...

Opetaia’s promoter Eddie Hearn has made it clear the ‘long term focus’ is a clash against Usyk and believes his man is the ...

Jai Opetaia has retained his IBF and The Ring cruiserweight ... In the co-main event, Justis Huni won his 12th-straight fight with a second round KO victory over Shaun Potgieter to retain his ...

The 29-year-old got stripped of the belt due to a controversial ruling by the IBF but won it back in 2024 against the same man he beat for it in 2022, Mairis Briedis. WATCH: Jai Opetaia vs.

Griff won’t be there in person to watch Jai fight when he defends his world title against late-notice Kiwi challenger David Nyika on Wednesday. But Opetaia knows he’ll be watching from above ...