Jai Opetaia
Very large text size Australian boxing has a new world champion. Opetaia vs Briedis is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the IBF World cruiserweight title Briedis second defense.
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10 hours agoJai Opetaia right gets hit in the jaw during his IBF cruiserweight title fight against Mairis Briedis.
. 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 Convention Centre in Queensland Australia on Saturday. 17 hours agoLondons Richard Riakporhe is well placed to challenge new champion Jai Opetaia after the Australian beat Mairis Briedis to win the IBF cruiserweight title on Saturday. On June 30 1995 Jai Opetaia was born in Sydney New South Wales Australia to his adored parents.
Jai Opetaia pulled off one of the gutsiest displays in Aussie boxing history when he overcame a broken jaw to take Mairis Breidiss cruiserweight title on Saturday night -. 23 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. Family Jai Opetaia Information.
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. The 37-year-old Latvian successfully defended by stopping Artur Mann in three rounds in October 2021 his most-recent fight. 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.
Jai Opetaia has pulled off a stunning upset defeating the man previously considered the worlds best cruiserweight Mairis Briedis to become the IBF and Ring Magazine champion. The 27-year-old is undefeated as a. Opetaia who was Australias youngest Olympic boxer when he competed in London aged 16 sobbed into the shoulder of his support team as his arm was raised becoming Australias only current male world champion.
1 day 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. Jai Opetaia AndTheNew BriedisOpetaia Boxing pictwitter. The 27-year-old is undefeated as a.
Jai won the Light Heavyweight title at the 2011 Junior World Championships then qualified for the 2012 London Olympics as a Heavyweight at the age of 16 making him the youngest ever Australian Olympic boxer. 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. Opetaia and Kanesha have a particular relationship because he frequently posts images of them together on social media networks.
1 day agoJai Opetaia def Mairis Briedis via unanimous decision IBF and Ring Magazine cruiserweight world titles Issac Hardman def Beau Hartas via KO. Dana Coolwell def Lorenz Ladrada via KO. 2022-07-02 we are going to comment and rate the boxing fight Mairis Briedis vs Jai Opetaia as soon as we watch the full fight take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2022.
The epic fight went the distance but Opetaia prevailed via unanimous decision 116-112 x 2 115-113 to claim the belt. Briedis whose nose appeared to be broken drops to 28-2 20 KOs and fails the second defense of the belt. The 2012 Olympian from Sydney endured a damaged jaw to take Mairis Briedis IBF cruiserweight title by a unanimous decision in a brutal bloody upset Saturday in.
His only loss was to. Photo by Peter WallisGetty Images Opetaia dubbed the toughest Australian boxer by Jeff Fenech was lucky to even be in the ring after a freak rib injury in April delayed the bout and left doctors scratching their heads. 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 Weltrangliste geführt.
2 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Amateur career. Er begann im Alter von acht Jahren mit dem Boxsport boxte als Amateur im Schwergewicht und trainierte in Wyongah nördlich von Sydney. A newsletter delivered each Saturday.
20 hours agoJai Opetaia once again made history for Australia. 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. Undefeated in 21 fights as a professional Opetaia will be Briedis toughest test since losing to Oleksandr Usyk in 2018.
The official scores were 116-112 116-112 and 115-113. A changing of the guard came with Saturdays cruiserweight championship fight as Australias Opetaia. The fight has been postponed twice due to injuries and COVID-19 but the Australian finally gets his world title shot in front a home crowd and expectations will be high against one of the best at 200lbs.
19 hours agoSo you could have excused the 37-year-old if he had taken his defeat at the hands of Australian Jai Opetaia poorly. Instead the former cruiserweight king with. Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre South Brisbane W.
13 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 champion. Or allow you not to. The feat was achieved despite Opetaia suffering a broken jaw in the second round.
His family practices Australian culture of European descent. Jai Opetaia has arrived. Jai Opetaia has stunned the boxing world produced a huge upset over Mairis Briedis to win their cruiserweight world title fight on the Gold Coast on Saturday night.
The Australian pulled through to win the IBF and The Ring c. 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. The ABC of SPORT Sports content to make you think.
BOXER Jai Opetaia battled to win the cruiserweight title against Mairis Briedis despite his jaw being broken in the second round. 20 hours agoAustralia has a new boxing world champion.
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