Fighters such as bantamweight Junto Nakatani and cruiserweight Jai Opetaia, who were on the ESPN list of fighters to keep an ...

Fighters such as bantamweight Junto Nakatani and cruiserweight Jai Opetaia, who were on the ESPN ... Virginia. The 2020 Olympic silver medalist has all the ingredients to become the next American ...

After Jai Opetaia’s overwhelming knockout of David Nyika, boxing promoter Eddie Hearn now believes that the Australian boxer is the only one who can challenge heavyweight superstar Oleksandr Usyk.

Jai Opetaia defeated David Nyika to extend his record to 27-0, leaving question marks over his next steps. Opetaia was fighting in his home country of Australia for the first time since 2022 ...

Jai Opetaia made sure ... opting not to take the full 10-count — clearly a bad choice, as the New Zealander was still on shaky legs when the action resumed. Opetaia immediately swarmed for ...

Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Jai Opetaia ...

He [Nyika] came up against not just the best fighter in Australia, but one of the best fighters in the world, in Jai Opetaia ... savage,' the Matchroom Boxing boss said. 'You're talking about a ...

Jai Opetaia ... as they broke out, Opetaia let go of a left hand that Nyika managed to evade, but Nyika didn't see the follow-up punch, a short right hook that floored him. Nyika got up almost ...

The Jai Opetaia ... though Opetaia was a far more seasoned fighter at 26-0. Meanwhile, Nyika had a lesser record of 10-0. Despite his extensive amateur boxing background, which includes an ...