Heavyweight contender Justis Huni (12-0, 7 KOs) scored a straightforward second-round TKO over Shaun Potgieter (10-2, 7 KOs) on Wednesday evening on the undercard of Jai Opetaia vs. David Nyika on the Gold Coast Conference Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia.
Huni’s Energy Show
Huni, 25, damage the South African Potgieter with a looping proper hand to the pinnacle in spherical two. He then landed a number of extra heavy pictures, and referee Phil Austin stepped in and stopped the competition. The time of the stoppage was at 0:33 of spherical two.
The Australian, Huni, seemed gradual however highly effective together with his proper hand. He didn’t have to fret about something getting back from Potgieter, which was fortunate for him. It could be attention-grabbing to know why Potgieter was chosen for Huni as a result of he didn’t look in form and seemed fairly previous.
Huni had actually struggled to beat Kevin Lerena final 12 months in March and was getting lit up by him all through their 10-round battle. He barely received that battle. Tonight was extra about giving Huni a softer opponent for him to look good.
It’s too early to know the way far Huni can go within the sport. He’s acquired to get ranked excessive sufficient for a world title shot to get a pleasant payday. He doesn’t look able to battle the massive canine within the division, like IBF champion Daniel Dubois.
“The extra energetic I’m the higher I’ll get. I’ve acquired some accidents to handle, however as quickly as potential, I’ll get again within the ring,” Justis Huni mentioned to DAZN following his second-round knockout of Shaun Potgieter on Wednesday evening.
“I’ll go away it as much as my group. They’ve executed a very good job with me to date. I imagine I can go all the best way.”
It could be good to see Justis tackle Moses Itauma. That will be a enjoyable battle between the 2 laborious punchers. They’re each comparable with the best way they plod ahead on gradual ft, and being straightforward to hit.
“This man is sort of there. You’ve acquired one other potential heavyweight champion in Justis Huni. He’s prime 15 throughout three governing our bodies,” mentioned Eddie Hearn. “The power and conditioning group has executed an awesome job. The pace is again.
“The boldness is again. Like he mentioned, he’s getting over a bit of harm. You’ll see him again in a number of months. An enormous 2025 for Justis Huni.
