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, 29 and a resident of Australia’s Gold Coast, is fighting in his home country for the first time since July 2022, when he transformed his career with a victory over Mairis Briedis.

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 ...

Australia's Jai Opetaia (24-0) will rematch Mairis Briedis (28-2) in Saudi Arabia on the undercard of the undisputed heavyweight world title clash between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.

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.

Opetaia (26-0) won the IBF title in 2022 against Mairis Briedis. The Sydney-born fighter was stripped of the belt when he fought Ellis Zorro to stay active and won it back this past May against ...

The 29-year-old got stripped of the belt due to a controversial ruling by the IBF but won it back in 2024 against the same man he beat for it in 2022, Mairis Briedis. WATCH: Jai Opetaia vs.

Billed as the return of the champion, in his first fight in Australia since upsetting Mairis Briedis to claim the IBF title in 2022, Opetaia celebrated his homecoming in style. The win paves the ...

We can confirm the starting line-ups and substitutes for this evening’s Barclays Women’s Super League clash with Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (6.45pm UK). Robert Vilahamn has made ...