A unification showdown between the two best cruiserweights in the world: Jai Opetaia and Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez. It could happen as a stand-alone fight, or it could feature on the in-the-works ‘5 Vs.
Jai Opetaia (27-0, 21 KOs) made easy work of the previously unbeaten #10-rated David Nyika (10-1, 9 KOs), knocking him out in the fourth round in brutal fashion to retain his IBF cruiserweight title on Wednesday night at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia.
Opetaia Destroys Nyika in Round 4!
Jai Opetaia humiliated David Nyika in a brutal four-round beatdown. The carnage started when a thunderous right hand sent Nyika crashing to the canvas.
Promoter Eddie Hearn says his plan to maneuver Jai Opetaia into a big fight against unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is to have Jai capture all the belts at cruiserweight first.
Jai Opetaia and David Nyika are ready for war on Wednesday after both successfully made weight at Monday’s weigh-in for their 12-round headliner clash at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, in Australia.
In the space of just a few weeks, two fighters from New Zealand will be challenging for world titles. This week, on Wednesday, unbeaten former amateur standout David Nyika will challenge IBF and Ring Magazine cruiserweight champ Jai Opetaia, while next month, on February 22, former WBO heavyweight champ Joseph Parker will attempt to take the IBF heavyweight title off Daniel Dubois.
David Nyika says he will show the world that he can defeat IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia in 48 hours when they meet this Wednesday, January 8th, in Australia.
IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia told challenger David Nyika that he’d got an image in his head that he’s some “indestructible dude,” and that’s not the case.
Jai Opetaia says he “must remove” David Nyika by defeating him and getting out of his path towards greatness on Wednesday night at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach in Australia.
David Nyika says he’s been training for IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia’s style for a long time, and he’ll be ready to dethrone him this Wednesday, January 8th, at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Broadbeach, Australia.