One legendary cruiserweight Mairis Briedis has announced his retirement – which has led us to compile our top five ...

Australia's Jai Opetaia will rematch Mairis Briedis in Saudi Arabia on the undercard of the undisputed heavyweight world title clash between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.

TWO-TIME North Melbourne premiership player Arnold Briedis has backed Travis Cloke to overcome his goalkicking yips in Saturday’s grand final replay. Briedis booted seven behinds in the famous drawn ...

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.

Opetaia, 26-0 (20 KOs), first won those titles in July 2022, when he defeated Mairis Briedis by unanimous decision. But he made only one defense of the IBF belt before ditching it, swayed instead ...

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

Opetaia etched his name into Australian sporting folklore when he overcame a badly broken jaw to defeat Mairis Briedis on the Gold Coast. The southpaw showcased his sublime boxing skills as well ...

Jai Opetaia lands a heavy punch on Mairis Briedis. Picture: Top Rank/Mikey Williams But Opetaia says Nyika (10-0) should be careful what he wishes for and vowed to subject the cocky Kiwi to the ...