Jai Opetaia's Australian homecoming world title defence has been confirmed and his unbeaten opponent has wasted little time throwing down the challenge.
Jai Opetaia 's next fight has been confirmed against German-born, Türkiye-based Huseyin Cinkara. Jai Opetaia 's Australian homecoming world title defence has been confirmed and his unbeaten opponent has wasted little time throwing down the challenge.
The duel was one of the IBF's demands after it had allowed Opetaia to defend his title against unranked Brit Jack Massey last month. It will be Opetaia's first fight on home soil since he overcame a badly broken jaw to upset Mairis Breidis and claim those belts more than two years ago.Opetaia has since produced four wins abroad — three ruthless stoppages and a tighter points win in a Briedis rematch — to be considered by many as the world's best cruiserweight and Australia's leading active boxer.
After building his reputation in Europe and Saudi Arabia — Riyadh has hosted his past three fights — Opetaia will relish his Australian return and is aware of the 39-year-old's threat."I'm looking forward to overcoming the challenge that Cinkara brings.Australian heavyweight Justis Huni will co-headline the card when he defends his WBO Global title against South African champion Shaun Potgieter .ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation.
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