Australian heavyweight Jai Opetaia (27-0, 21 KOs) will simply destroy Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) in a potential fight. The ...

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

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

UNIFIED cruiserweight champion Gilberto Ramirez has been denied the opportunity to enter an immediate showdown with IBF and ...

"Then by the end of the year, this guy who everyone is calling a monster, Jai Opetaia. He's the next superstar at ... Image: Perez challenged Mairis Briedis for the WBC cruiserweight title "Actually ...

but I'm very focused on getting these fights first," Opetaia told BoxingScene, adding that "unification fights are very hard to get, and I've been chasing them over and over again, so I'm not ...

New names have risen since, not least Jai Opetaia, who beat former Usyk foe Mairis Briedis in 2022 for the IBF belt. He is undefeated in 27 with 21 knockouts and, as a southpaw, has been tipped to ...

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 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 ...

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

Bruised but not broken, David Nyika could fight again for a world title this year after the knocked-out challenger was cleared of serious injury despite Jai Opetaia's savage knockout.

Jai Opetaia praised David Nyika for giving him "a dog fight" after taking the bout "on three weeks' notice." Chris Hyde/Getty Images He won the title with an upset victory over Mairis Briedis in ...