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.

Oleksandr Usyk has never lost a fight in the paid ranks, but he suffered his fair share of setbacks during his vested days. The Ukrainian slickster is one of only four fighters (alongside Terence ...

He [Clarke] was supposed to be a superstar, but he just lost. Image: Perez challenged Mairis Briedis for the WBC cruiserweight title "Actually that would be a fight that I fancy. I believe I can ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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