Jai Opetaia
The 37-year-old IBF cruiserweight champion comes from Latvia and he only has one loss to his record. On June 30 1995 Jai Opetaia was born in Sydney New South Wales Australia to his adored parents.
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His family practices Australian culture of European descent.
. The feat was achieved despite Opetaia suffering a broken jaw in the second round. Australian Jai Opetaia is a boxing world champion after a stunning upset victory over Latvian Mairis Briedis on the Gold Coast despite shattering his saw so badly he couldnt speak after the. 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.
Cruiserweight titleholder Mairis Briedis will defend his belt against mandatory challenger Jai Opetaia on Saturday in Australia. Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre South Brisbane W. Family Jai Opetaia Information.
Opetaia isnt scared to challenge himself and he wants to prove the doubters wrong on Saturday night. 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. 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 epic fight went the distance but Opetaia prevailed via unanimous decision 116-112 x 2 115-113 to claim the belt. Jai Opetaia AndTheNew BriedisOpetaia Boxing pictwitter. 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.
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. Briedis whose nose appeared to be broken drops to 28-2 20 KOs and fails the second defense of the belt. 13 hours agoAustralia has a new boxing world champion.
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. 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. Er begann im Alter von acht Jahren mit dem Boxsport boxte als Amateur im Schwergewicht und trainierte in Wyongah nördlich von Sydney.
Opetaia gets the better of Briedis. Scores were 116-112115-113 and 116-112 all for Opetaia. 2 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Amateur career.
20 hours agoJai Opetaia def Mairis Briedis via unanimous decision IBF and Ring Magazine cruiserweight world titles Issac Hardman def Beau Hartas via. The 27-year-old is undefeated as a. Very large text size Australian boxing has a new world champion.
Jai Opetaia upset defending IBF cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis at the Gold Coast Convention Center in Broadbeach Australia Saturday night. Opetaia and Kanesha have a particular relationship because he frequently posts images of them together on social media networks. The official scores were 116-112 116-112 and 115-113.
The 2012 Olympian from Sydney endured a damaged jaw to take Mairis Briedis IBF cruiserweight title by a unanimous decision in. His pro career hadnt quite measured up to his amateur. JAI OPETAIA 21-0 17 KOS Date.
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. Jai Opetaia has arrived. The 27-year-old won a.
MAIRIS BRIEDIS 28-1 20 KOS VS. A newsletter delivered each Saturday. 5 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.
12 hours agoJai Opetaia has defied a suspected broken jaw to shock Latvian three-time champion Mairis Briedis to win the IBF and The Ring cruiserweight world titles on the Gold Coast. 22 hours agoThe Aussie is up against a tough challenge in his first world title bid as he takes on arguably the top cruiserweight in the world. 2 hours agoJai Opetaia right gets hit in the jaw during his IBF cruiserweight title fight against Mairis Briedis.
Or allow you not to. 13 hours agoOpetaia made national headlines in becoming the youngest Australian ever to box in the Olympics representing his country in 2012 London. 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.
Briedis a champion since 2016 opened the fight. 10 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. 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 ABC of SPORT Sports content to make you think. Maxboxing had Opetaia winning by a 115-113 tally. 20 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.
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. BOXER Jai Opetaia battled to win the cruiserweight title against Mairis Briedis - despite his jaw being broken in the second round. 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.
Opetaia scored a major upset.
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