Undefeated Australian boxer Jai Opetaia is self-assured that he has the capabilities to consider out IBF and Ring Journal cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis in their title bout tomorrow evening on the Gold Coastline.
“I believe I can match it with him when it matters, absolutely,” Opetaia advised reporters soon after the weigh-in.
“Obviously he’s had some wonderful fighters and he’s had a great legacy.
“But I certainly consider his legacy finishes here and mine starts.”
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The Queensland southpaw, who was the youngest to at any time characterize his nation in boxing at an Olympic Video games, thinks the variation concerning himself and the former challengers vanquished by Briedis is his battling design and style.
“He absolutely hasn’t fought a boxer like myself, I believe,” Opetaia advised Nine’s WWOS.
“He’s fought some excellent fighters, but he’s been at the top rated since he’s been the only cruiserweight with some decent motion and a little bit of hand movement. All the other ones are just electricity punchers.
“He received out-boxed by (Oleksander) Usyk (in his only professional loss), but all the other kinds have been significant hitters, they were electrical power punchers.
“But that is not our activity program. We engage in the video game, it’s a chess match in there.”
In the co-main function, enthusiast favorite Issac Hardman – who is searching to bounce back next his initial career decline at the hands of Michael Zerafa in April – will encounter off towards fellow middleweight Beau Hartas in what is sure to be an fascinating struggle.
Both fighters have been amicable in the create up to the struggle, nonetheless, have promised that any friendliness amongst the two will be put on hold after they action into the ring.
“Just in this article to punch each individual other’s head in and have a number of cold ones right after,” Hartas mentioned after his weigh-in.
“He beat me to the punch, I was going to carry a VB for us to share. He’s got the (VB) budgy smugglers out. Tomorrow we’ll share one particular (just after the fight),” Hardman agreed.
The relaxation of the card will characteristic 6 intriguing bouts, which includes AFLW celebrity Taylah Robertson’s return to boxing.
WHEN DOES IT Start
The first combat commences at 6pm, with the fork out-per-see card set to start off at 7pm.
The principal occasion title bout in between IBF and Ring Journal cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis and Aussie challenger Jai Opetaia is predicted to get started at or all over 10.30pm.
HOW TO Look at
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Where IS IT
The event will take location at the Gold Coast Conference and Exhibition Centre.
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MAIRIS BRIEDIS VS JAI OPETAIA TALE OF THE TAPE
Mairis Briedis
Age: 37
History: 28-1- (20 KO)
Peak: 186cm
Attain: 190cm
Jai Opetaia
Age: 27
Document: 21– (17 KO)
Height: 191cm
Arrive at: 193cm
Comprehensive Battle CARD
Mairis Briedis vs Jai Opetaia – for the IBF and Ring Journal cruiserweight entire world titles
Issac Hardman vs Beau Hartas – middleweight
Dana Coolwell vs Lorenz Ladrada – featherweight
Taylah Robertson vs Yoselin Rodriguez – tremendous-flyweight
Faris Chevalier vs Conor Wallace – mild-heavyweight
Joel Camilleri vs Koen Mazoudier – tremendous-welterweight
David Nyika vs Louis Marsters – cruiserweight
Miles Zalewski vs Shiva Mishra – featherweight
ODDS
Courtesy of TAB
Briedis $1.55 Opetaia $2.40
