Lonergan, who promoted the Jeff Horn-Manny Pacquiao fight at Suncorp Stadium in 2017, said that his two title fights – Horn’s win and the 2016 fight between Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz – were both influenced by the crowd. There is no doubt that you’ve got more chance at winning at home than away quite simply because the judges are influenced by the crowd.” Lonergan told : “We 100 per cent want to bring it to Australia. My focus is just going to be being 100 per cent ready for anywhere they put the fight.” Having my whole family and supporters from day one make the fight, that’s just the cherry on top. “Obviously anyone who fights for a world title wants it in front of their home crowd and to fight in front of their home people. “Just bringing it to Australia is the icing on the cake,” he said. Opetaia said it would be a “cherry on top” of fighting for a world title.
Jai Opetaia punches Mark Flanagan during their 2019 fight. “Briedis and (WBO cruiserweight champion) Lawrence (Okolie) were looking to have a unification fight after my fight but I’m going to wreck his plans, go for the belt and I’m going to go for the unification.
It’s something I’ve worked my a*** off for and it’s just around the corner now. “These big fights, I’ve done all the domestic, cleaned my backyard and with Covid, it’s slowed the process down fighting for a world title and getting these international fights but I feel like it’s about f***ing time. “I feel like my whole life has led up to this,” Opetaia said. Briedis is currently the world’s number one ranked cruiserweight according to Boxrec and The Ring Magazine.
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It opened the door for Opetaia to get a crack at the title and ruin Briedis’ unification hopes. 2 contender Michal Cieslak couldn’t work out a deal after he was stuck in a battle between two promoters he had signed with. The fight is expected to be in Jaunary or Feburary 2022.
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New to Kayo? Start Your Free Trial >Ĭurrent titleholder Latvian Mairis Briedis is set to fight October 16 against 12th ranked contender German Artur Mann for the IBF cruiserweight title, but the IBF confirmed that Opetaia would fight the winner of the fight no later than Apand cannot chase a unification bout instead.
Selected international fights, classic bouts and more. The 26-year-old Australian cruiserweight star has cleared out the local ranks on his way to a 20-0 record with 16 knockouts and has earned a mandatory shot at the IBF world title early next year. If you haven’t heard the name Jai Opetaia, you are about to.
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