Jai Opetaia

By Ray Wheatley - World of Boxing Featherweight Dana Coolwell (8-2, 5 KOs) stopped Filipino Lorenz Ladrada (11-3-1, 3 KOs) in round four of a scheduled.

New Zealand-born and Brisbane-based lightweight Miles Zalewski (11-2, 9 KOs) stopped Shiva Mishra (8-6, 5 KOs) in round six of a scheduled six. Tokyo 2020 Olympian cruiserweight David Nyika (4-0, 3 KOs) stopped Louis Marsters (1-3, 1 KO) in round two of a scheduled four round bout. Ladrada was dropped twice in round four and referee John Watson crowned Coolwell at 2:59.

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Taylah Robertson def Yoselin Fernandez via TKO in Round 10 - for the IBF super-flyweight world youth title Mairis Briedis vs Jai Opetaia - for the IBF and Ring Magazine cruiserweight world titles Opetaia (21-0, 17KO) takes on Briedis (28-1, 20KO) for the IBF and Ring magazine cruiserweight titles in what will be the Aussie star’s first world title fight.

Welcome to our live coverage of the fight night on the Gold Coast, where Jai Opetaia takes on Mairis Briedi...

Jai Opetaia, a famous Australian boxer has his chance to fight against the Mairis Briedis. The competitive game will be for the IBF cruiserweight title in July.

The Opetaia vs. The ticket price is $39.95 which allows fans to catch the glimpse of the best world title fight cruiserweight in person. The fight between Opetaia vs. The actual game between Opetaia and Briedis is likely to begin around 10:30 PM. However, the final timeline will be dependent on the previous bout length. You can purchase the bout through Kayo. What Should You Know About Opetaia Vs Briedis? Jai Opetaia, a famous Australian boxer has his chance to fight against the Mairis Briedis. The competitive game will be for the IBF cruiserweight title in July. As of now, Opetaia remains undefeated in 21 professional fights.

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Unheralded Jai Opetaia upset defending IBF cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis at the Gold Coast Convention Center in Broadbeach, Australia, ...

Opetaia, fighting with a broken jaw, stabbed Briedis with jabs. Briedis caught Opetaia with two rights in round eight. In round four, Opetaia timed Briedis perfectly with a left to the mouth. In the 12th and final round, Briedis fired a right. He stepped in with a body shot that Briedis felt. Briedis clipped Opetaia with a right in round three, but the younger Opetaia (10 years) big edge in speed was paying off.

Australia has a new boxing world champion after Jai Opetaia showed insane toughness to win an “incredible” title fight. Matthew Sullivan. 3 min read.

Briedis left it all in the ring especially in the final round, but Opetaia remains upright and makes it to the bell. It’s life changing for him, but it’s going to become legendary in Australian sport.” It brings me back five years ago and winning the title and I’m so happy for him. Australian boxing great Barry Michael said: “Mairis Breidis is a superb world champion with dynamite in both hands and we’ve seen that. Hell of a fight! I’m very proud of him like everyone else is as well.” He did absolutely awesome. “This is an epic fight. He said he was sick in the lead up but fistbumped Opetaia and hinted he would welcome a rematch. Gracious in defeat, Breidis went to pay his respects to Opetaia after the fight and revealed Opetaia also broke his nose, saying “it’s one-one”. A jubilant Opetaia couldn’t speak after the fight and his trainer Mark Wilson revealed he broke his jaw in the second round. But while Opetaia appeared to go from strength to strength early in the fight, it was revealed afterwards he had broken his jaw in the second round.

It was a classic battle of young unproven contender against veteran world champion, and Saturday night in Australia Jai Opetaia fulfilled a dream of ...

And, they credited him for continuing late, when it was clearly affecting him in the 11th and the 12th. But, to his credit Opetaia survived, got back on his game-plan and was still in good shape by landing straight right hands to the body and with the jab to the injured nose. The challenger smartly grappled him and was able to survive but clearly was tired and perhaps on the verge of being stopped despite appearing to be ahead in the scoring. Horn was in attendance and on the PPV commentary Saturday night in Broadbeach. The 27-year-old Opetaia was a virtual unknown outside of the Australian continent until Saturday night. That sent the crowd in the Gold Coast Convention Center in Broadbeach, Australia into a frenzy.

Jai Opetaia has stunned the world's best cruiserweight, Mairis Briedis, to claim the IBF world championship with a courageous display on the Gold Coast.

Opetaia improves his unbeaten professional record to 22-0, while Briedis suffered his second professional defeat to move to 28-2. The Aussie showed real grit to overcome a severely damaged jaw in the final round as Briedis unleashed all his power in an attempt to retain his belts. Jai Opetaia has become Australia's latest boxing world champion with a stunning victory over Mairis Briedis on the Gold Coast.

Australian boxing has a new world champion. Jai Opetaia has pulled off a stunning upset, defeating the man previously considered the world's best ...

And once the Briedis fight was locked in, he had to postpone after suffering rib damage in sparring that required him to go under the knife. But he overcome it all, courtesy of a jaw of granite, to make history. Briedis enjoyed positive moments early in the seventh and eight rounds before landing a series of bombs in the 10th and 11th. The feat was achieved despite Opetaia suffering a broken jaw in the second round. But as it stands, Opetaia is the country’s only male world champion. The 27-year-old held an advantage over three close rounds before landing the first significant blow in the fourth - a vicious right hook that bloodied the champion’s nose.