Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez Open to Opetaia Unification
WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez says he’s open to fighting a unification fight against IBF belt-holder Jai Opetaia.
WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez says he’s open to fighting a unification fight against IBF belt-holder Jai Opetaia.
Jai Opetaia will defend his IBF cruiserweight title against a complete unknown in #14 Claudio Squeo on May 13th, live on DAZN from the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia.
Mike Perez has already had some career, this whilst fighting at both heavyweight and cruiserweight. Now aged 39, the Irish-Cuban southpaw has not exactly been on the radar these past couple of years or so.
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.