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Opetaia Shows His Soft Side, But He Is Still Happy To Take Briedis Into The Trenches

Opetaia Shows His Soft Side, But He Is Still Happy To Take Briedis Into The Trenches

Tris Dixon

•May 13, 2024

Cruiserweight star Jai Opetaia might be one of the most intense interviews in boxing, certainly during a fight week. But there is a way to distract him and get the heavy-handed southpaw to show another side. During a zoom call ahead of his vacant IBF cruiserweight title rematch with Mairis Briedis on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Australian with the icy stare talks about two of his passions away from the ring; his dog Murphy and fishing.

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Proud Aussie Jai Opetaia Believes Kambosos ‘Can Pull It Off’ In Vacant Title Fight With Lomachenko

Proud Aussie Jai Opetaia Believes Kambosos ‘Can Pull It Off’ In Vacant Title Fight With Lomachenko

Adam Noble-Forcey

•May 7, 2024

Cruiserweight Jai Opetaia is backing his countryman George Kambosos “all the way” in this Saturday’s vacant IBF lightweight title clash with Vasiliy Lomachenko in Perth, Australia.

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Jai Opetaia: Mairis Briedis Has Had His Time – This Is My Time

Jai Opetaia: Mairis Briedis Has Had His Time – This Is My Time

Adam Noble-Forcey

•Apr 30, 2024

With less than three weeks before his highly anticipated rematch with Mairis Briedis on the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk undercard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jai Opetaia says he is “the new generation of great” for the cruiserweight division.

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Jason Moloney Hopeful Australia Will Have Four World Champions By The End Of Mega May

Jason Moloney Hopeful Australia Will Have Four World Champions By The End Of Mega May

Adam Noble-Forcey

•Apr 30, 2024

Bantamweight world champion Jason Moloney (27-2, 19 KOs) will begin another mammoth month for Australian boxing when he defends his title against Yoshiki Takei on the Naoya Inoue-Luis Nery undercard at the Tokyo Dome on May 6.

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Jai Opetaia, Who Won a Title and Broke His Jaw Against Mairis Briedis, Is Set to Run It Back

Jai Opetaia, Who Won a Title and Broke His Jaw Against Mairis Briedis, Is Set to Run It Back

Adam Noble-Forcey

•Apr 24, 2024

Jai Opetaia’s rematch with Mairis Briedis comes in as the chief support for Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 18.

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Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk Undercard Bouts Set for May 18

Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk Undercard Bouts Set for May 18

BoxingScene Staff

•Mar 29, 2024

The undercard has been announced for the May 18 heavyweight unification clash between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia.

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In the Corner With Russ Anber: Australian Boxing’s Golden Age

In the Corner With Russ Anber: Australian Boxing’s Golden Age

Russ Anber

•Mar 29, 2024

With Tim Tszyu fighting Sebastian Fundora on Saturday, the perception is that we’re living in a golden age of Australian boxing. And although that's true, the roots of Aussie boxing greatness run deep.

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Briedis Has ‘Surprises’ For Opetaia In Saudi Rematch

Briedis Has ‘Surprises’ For Opetaia In Saudi Rematch

Adam Noble-Forcey

•Mar 11, 2024

Mairis Briedis has the chance to reclaim his cruiserweight crown when he rematches Jai Opetaia on the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk undercard on May 18.

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Moloney Expects Opetaia To Defeat Briedis ‘More Decisively’ In Rematch

Moloney Expects Opetaia To Defeat Briedis ‘More Decisively’ In Rematch

Adam Noble-Forcey

•Feb 19, 2024

By Adam Noble-Forcey - Former cruiserweight world champion Jai Opetaia will have the chance to reclaim his IBF title when he rematches Mairis Briedis in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 18.

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Fury-Usyk Fallout: Entire February 17 'Ring Of Fire' Event Postponed

Fury-Usyk Fallout: Entire February 17 'Ring Of Fire' Event Postponed

Jake Donovan

•Feb 2, 2024

Not even the presence of a multi-title fight show could overcome the loss of its main event. With the postponement of the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk undisputed heavyweight champion subsequently came confirmation that the entire February 17 ‘Ring of Fire’ event will no longer move forward. Turki Alalashikh, chairman of General Authority and Entertainment in Saudi Arabia announced the disappointing news Friday evening,

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