Jai Opetaia
The fight has been postponed. Richard Riakporhe is positioned as the top contender to challenge for that belt.
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15 hours agoOpetaia made national headlines in becoming the youngest Australian ever to box in the Olympics representing his country in 2012 London.
. 23 rows Jai Opetaia born 30 June 1995 is an Australian professional boxer who has held the IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles since July 2022. Australian southpaw Jai Opetaia scored a terrific 12-round unanimous decision win over veteran Mairis Briedis and claimed the Ring and IBF cruiserweight titles at the Gold Coast. Opetaia qualified for the 2012 Olympics as a heavyweight at the age of 16 making him the youngest ever Australian Olympic boxer.
12 hours agoJai Opetaia shocked leading cruiserweight Mairis Briedis to win the IBF title in Australia. After a number of postponements Jai Opetaia will finally get his shot at the IBF cruiserweight title when he takes on Mairis Briedis this coming Saturday. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 2012 Youth World Championships and represented Australia at the 2012 Olympics and 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre South Brisbane W. Photo by Peter WallisGetty Images Opetaia dubbed the toughest Australian. 15 hours agoAustralia has a new boxing world champion.
4 hours agoJai Opetaia right gets hit in the jaw during his IBF cruiserweight title fight against Mairis Briedis. Jai Tapu Opetaia 30Juni 1995 in Westmead New South Wales ist ein australischer Profiboxer und aktueller IBF-Weltmeister im CruisergewichtEr wird vom Ring Magazine auf Platz 1 der. 22 hours agoJai Opetaia def Mairis Briedis via unanimous decision IBF and Ring Magazine cruiserweight world titles Issac Hardman def Beau Hartas via KO.
When he was just 16 he competed in the heavyweight division. The 26-year-old competes in the cruiserweight. 22 hours agoJai Opetaia is looking to become Australias only male world champion when he takes on Latvian cruiserweight king for the IBF belt on the Gold Coast.
Dana Coolwell def Lorenz. Jai Opetaia record His opponent the undefeated former Olympian Jai Opetaia has a perfect record of 21-0-0 17 KOs81 and he entered as the No35 in the cruiserweight. Jai Opetaia upset defending IBF cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis at the Gold Coast Convention Center in Broadbeach Australia.
2 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Amateur career. Opetaia and Kanesha have a particular relationship because he frequently posts images of them together on social media networks. Jai Opetaia has pulled off a stunning upset defeating the man previously considered the worlds best cruiserweight Mairis Briedis.
Jai Opetaia has stunned the boxing world produced a huge upset over Mairis Briedis to win their cruiserweight world title fight on. Opetaia gets the better of Briedis. Jai won the Light Heavyweight title at the 2011 Junior World.
The 2012 Olympian from Sydney endured a damaged jaw to take Mairis Briedis IBF cruiserweight title by a unanimous decision. July 2 2022 1231 pm ET Jai Opetaia has arrived. Family Jai Opetaia Information.
Australian boxing has a new world champion. Opetaia is just 27 years old but this title shot is the culmination of over a decades work much of it in the spotlight. 7 hours agoWith the victory by unanimous decision Opetaia who has reportedly got his jaw broken improves to 22-0 17 KOs remains undefeated and becomes a new IBF cruiserweight.
14 hours agoJai Opetaia has defied a suspected broken jaw to shock Latvian three-time champion Mairis Briedis to win the IBF and The Ring cruiserweight world titles on the Gold. Jai Opetaia born 1995 is a Samoan Australian 4th generation boxer on his Dads side and 3rd on his Mums boxing is in his blood. Jai Opetaia is set for the biggest night of his career on Saturday when he takes on IBF cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis on the Gold Coast.
His pro career hadnt quite measured. July 2nd 2022 1100 am Jai Opetaia and Mairis Briedis are set to be paid handsomely for their troubles as the two will finally get their chance to lay hands on one.
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