Jai Opetaia (27-0, 21 KOs) made simple work of the beforehand unbeaten #10-rated David Nyika (10-1, 9 KOs), knocking him out within the fourth spherical in brutal style to retain his IBF cruiserweight title on Wednesday night time on the Gold Coast Conference Centre in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia.
Nyika Crumbles
The 6’6″ Nyika wasn’t joking about him coming for battle, as he attacked the champion Opetaia, forcing him to brawl early on. Nevertheless, Opetaia, 29, obtained to Nyika within the fourth spherical with energy pictures, knocking him down twice with massive pictures to the pinnacle.
The second knockdown left Nyika on the canvas for a very long time, trying badly damage. It was a shot from Opetaia that may have performed the identical deadly injury to anybody, particularly given the already damage state the inexperienced Nyika was in on the time.
The official time of the stoppage was at 2:17 of spherical 4. Nyika had been introduced in as an alternative on three weeks’ discover after the beforehand scheduled opponent, Huseyin Cinkara, had pulled out with an harm.
Undisputed Ambitions
After the struggle, Opetaia known as out WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez, saying he desires to struggle him subsequent in a unification match.
Opetaia wants a win over Zurdo and WBC champion Badou Jack to change into the undisputed champion at cruiserweight. In accordance with his promoter, Eddie Hearn, he desires to gather the 4 belts after which transfer as much as cruiserweight to problem unified champion Oleksandr Usyk for his titles straightaway.
Undercard
Within the undercard, heavyweight fringe contender Justis Huni (12-0, 7 KOs) stayed unbeaten with a second-round knockout win over Shaun Potgieter (10-2, 7 KOs). Huni unloaded on the hapless Potgieter with exhausting pictures to the pinnacle and physique, blasting away on the overmatched opponent introduced in for showcase functions.
The referee lastly had seen sufficient of the spectacle and stepped in and halted the competition 33 seconds within the second spherical. It was an excellent win for Huni, but it surely actually didn’t inform us a lot about him, given his low-level opponent. He must face higher opposition in order that followers would see whether or not he’s high quality or not. From tonight’s struggle, you may’t inform.
