Jai Opetaia faces David Nyika live on DAZN from GCCEC on the Gold Coast, Australia on January 8. The contest features the defending IBF cruiserweight champion representing the host country up against the challenger from New Zealand. The world championship bout is scheduled for 12 rounds.
29-year-old southpaw Jai Opetaia (26-0, 20 KOs) of Sydney, New South Wales makes the second defense of his 200-pound belt in his second reign. 29-year-old David Nyika (10-0, 9 KOs) of Hamilton, New Zealand makes his first attempt to become champion, taking the fight on short notice as a replacement for Huseyin Cinkara, who withdrew due to injury.
In the co-main event, Justis Huni (11-0, 6 KOs) of Australia goes up against Shaun Potgieter (10-1, 7 KOs) of South Africa. The matchup is scheduled for 10 rounds at heavyweight.
Among the Opetaia vs Nyika undercard bouts, Max McIntyre (6-0, 5 KOs) of Australia and Abdulselam Saman (8-1, 1 KOs) of Turkey clash in a 10-rounder at super middleweight. Local Ben Mahoney (14-0-1, 8 KOs) takes on Fan Zhang (8-2-1, 5 KOs) of China in a 10-rounder at super welterweight.
As well, Teremoana Jnr (5-0, 5 KOs) of Australia and Osasu Otobo (11-1-1, 5 KOs) of Germany square off in a six-rounder at heavyweight. Australia’s Taylah Gentzen (6-0, 3 KOs) and Shauna Browne (4-0, 3 KOs) of Ireland meet in a 10-rounder at super lightweight.
Also on the card is a four-round all-Australian light heavyweight showdown between Billy McAllister (2-0, 2 KOs) and Jordan Towns (2-2, 1 KOs). Tony Ingram (6-0, 3 KOs) of Australia and Runqi Zhou (8-2-1, 3 KOs) of China battle it out in an eight-rounder at featherweight.
In addition, Kodi Shallali (1-1) of Australia and Albert Tu’ua (1-1) of Samoa go head-to-head in a four-rounder at middleweight. Plus, Jai Williams and Jag Guthmann-Chester make their respective debuts in a three 2-minute round bout at super featherweight.
Jai Opetaia vs David Nyika results
Get Jai Opetaia vs David Nyika full fight card results below.
Main card
- Jai Opetaia def. David Nyika by KO (R4) – retains IBF cruiserweight title | Watch video
- Justis Huni def. Shaun Potgieter by TKO (R2)
- Max McIntyre def. Abdulselam Saman by KO (R4)
- Ben Mahoney def. Fan Zhang by unanimous decision (100-90, 100-90, 100-90)
- Teremoana Jnr def. Osasu Otobo by KO (R1)
- Shauna Browne def. Taylah Gentzen by split decision (97-92, 96-95, 94-95)
- Billy McAllister def. Jordan Towns by TKO (R2)
Prelims
- Runqi Zhou def. Tony Ingram by unanimous decision (77-75, 78-74, 78-74)
- Kodi Shallali vs. Albert Tu’ua – majority draw (37-37, 37-38, 37-37)
- Jag Guthmann-Ches def. Jai Williams by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)