GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA – David Nyika has warned Jai Opetaia that he will show the same desire Opetaia did to defeat Mairis Briedis when on Wednesday they contest the IBF cruiserweight title.

Former world title contender Mike Perez has issued a challenge to Richard Riakporhe and Chris Billam-Smith; the Ireland-based Cuban says he would beat the British duo on the same night; Perez needed j ...

Oleksandr Usyk has barely put a foot wrong during his unblemished 23-0 professional career – but Eddie Hearn believes one man ...

Opetaia was making the fifth defense of his lineal cruiserweight championship. He won the title with an upset victory over Mairis Briedis in July 2022 in Australia. In that fight, Opetaia fought ...

The IBF wanted Opetaia to face Mairis Briedis, who was the then-IBF cruiserweight mandatory challenger, in a rematch. Well, with Briedis recovering from an injury, Opetaia vacated his IBF title ...

Next week in Australia, Jai Opetaia, the IBF cruiserweight champion ... So far, the Australian has beaten the likes of Mairis Briedis (twice), Jordan Thompson, Jack Massey, and Ellis Zorro.

Jai Opetaia retained his IBF cruiserweight title Wednesday with ... Getty Images He won the title with an upset victory over Mairis Briedis in July 2022 in Australia. In that fight, Opetaia ...

Jai Opetaia fights on home soil today, defending the IBF cruiserweight title against ... which followed a decision victory over Mairis Briedis – Opetaia’s second win against the former champion.

Usyk capped off his time at cruiserweight with wins over Mairis Briedis, Murat Gassiev and Tony Bellew, as he secured undisputed status – before achieving the same feat at heavyweight.

At Wednesday's sold-out Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Jai Opetaia (26-0, 20 KOs) defends his world IBF and Ring Magazine titles in the 12 rounds main event. DAZN will stream the ...

Australia's Jai Opetaia (24-0) will rematch Mairis Briedis (28-2 ... was the man Opetaia dethroned to win the IBF and The Ring cruiserweight world titles in July 2022, famously overcoming a ...