While its certainly a relatively young number to have a title. Jai Opetaia has stunned the boxing world produced a huge upset over Mairis Briedis to win their cruiserweight world title fight on.
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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.
. Jai 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 has pulled off a stunning upset defeating the man previously considered the worlds best cruiserweight Mairis Briedis. Jai Opetaia has stunned the world in his 22nd professional fight.
Instead the former cruiserweight king with cinder blocks for hands. 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. Jai 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.
Richard Riakporhe is positioned as the top contender to challenge for that belt. Mairis Briedis vs Jai Opetaia live from Gold Coast Mairis Briedis 28-1 20 KOs and Jai Opetaia 21-0 17 KOs battle it out in the main event live from Gold Coast Convention and. Opetaia is just 27 years old but this title shot is the culmination of over a decades work much of it in the spotlight.
Jono Searle Jai Opetaia has become Australias latest boxing world champion with a stunning victory over. July 2 2022 1231 pm ET Jai Opetaia has arrived. Australia has a new boxing world champion.
When he was just 16 he competed in the heavyweight division. MAIRIS BRIEDIS 28-1 20. 2 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Amateur career.
But as of right now he has not. Jai won the Light Heavyweight title at the 2011 Junior World. Three-time cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis 28-1 20 KOs of Latvia defends his IBF title against undefeated mandatory challenger Jai Opetaia 21-0 17 KOs of Australia in the main event at Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach QLD on Saturday July 2.
Jai Opetaia shocked leading cruiserweight Mairis Briedis to win the IBF title in Australia. Please sign in to view photos. Australian boxing has a new world champion.
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. July 1 2022 330 pm ET. Jai 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.
Jai Opetaia has been dating his beloved sweetheart Kanesha Murray for many years. In instance on March 17 2021 he proposed to Kanesha. Jai Opetaia WINS via unanimous decision against Mairis Briedis.
The 2012 Olympian from Sydney endured a damaged jaw to take Mairis Briedis IBF cruiserweight title by a unanimous decision. 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. 2 48 bouts.
Pro Boxing Am Boxing All Sports 21. 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. 0645 Hell of a second.
The 27-year-old is undefeated as a. July 3rd 2022 1250 am Australian Jai Opetaia is a boxing world champion after a stunning upset victory over Latvian Mairis Briedis on the Gold Coast despite shattering his. So you could have excused the 37-year-old if he had taken his defeat at the hands of Australian Jai Opetaia poorly.
Australia has a new world champion. Opetaia has a badly broken jaw. Cruiserweight titleholder Mairis Briedis will defend his belt against mandatory challenger Jai Opetaia on Saturday in Australia.
17 KOs 0 KOs. The fight has been postponed. 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.
As soon as Saturday night Jai Opetaia could become Australias next world champion at just 26 years of age. A day before the fight show the athletes step on the scales to.
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