Comments Thread For: Jai Opetaia, Eddie Hearn, and Matchrooms expansion Down Under

[BoxingUpdates]

"Its big, isnt it?" said Eddie Hearn of the potential offered by the Australian fight scene."Ive got to be honest I walked in today and thought, ****ing hell."Hearn was talking at the ceremonial weigh-in for Jai Opetaia-David Nyika, attended by both public and media, at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Queensland.
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[SteveM]

I don't know that Hearn is the most talented of promoters (he might be) but I am sure he is vastly out working (hustling?) all the other promoters

[MulaKO]

5000 people ???
Is that supposed to be a success ???
Just sayin’

[ShoulderRoll]

5000 people ???
Is that supposed to be a success ???
Just sayin’

I was thinking the same thing.

You get 5,000 for a show in the U.S. and writers call it a disappointment and boxing is dying blah blah blah.

[MulaKO]

I was thinking the same thing.

You get 5,000 for a show in the U.S. and writers call it a disappointment and boxing is dying blah blah blah.

Looked like much more but can’t see them lying about it
Sounds more like an afternoon fight between high schoolers

[PBR Streetgang]

On a side note...I couldn't get over how annoying the Australian commentator was was for the Opetaia/Nyika fight.

[Trev Smith]

The reason why it was 'only' 5000 people was because that's all the venue could hold...it sold out like 2 weeks beforehand - the truth is the Opetaia v Nykia card most likely would've filled a 10 or even 15 thousand seat venue (a stadium perhaps?) but due to Jai's (unfortunate) current lack of exposure in Australia the promoters were unsure of his ability to put bums on seats...Somehow I don't think they'll make that mistake again