Victory that night meant Opetaia succeeding Mairis Briedis as the world’s leading ... Wednesday’s IBF cruiserweight title fight between Jai Opetaia and David Nyika, and has heightened the ...

By employing the pressure techniques and power punches that Mairis Briedis used to effectively destroy Opetaia in their rematch on May 18th of last year, Nyika has a blueprint to follow.

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

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.

Jai Opetaia defeated David Nyika to extend his ... of Australia for the first time since 2022 when he defeated Mairis Briedis in a unanimous decision. He dealt with the pressure well to perform ...

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

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

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 ...

Jai Opetaia delivered a stunning knockout with ... of his home crowd for the first time since his 2022 victory over Mairis Briedis, Opetaia successfully defended his IBF and The Ring cruiserweight ...

The fight will play out at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, where Opetaia first became champion by beating Mairis Briedis in 2022. Jai Opetaia vs David Nyika seriously intense ...

The Jai Opetaia vs. David Nyika showdown is being ... Australian pugilist secured around $500k for his rematch against Mairis Briedis and over $750k for his fight against Jack Massey.

As Usyk eyes his future, it may well reflect his past, if Jai Opetaia is to make a much ... off his time at cruiserweight with wins over Mairis Briedis, Murat Gassiev and Tony Bellew, as he ...