Opetaia landed combinations in the second round, with Nyika offering little resistance. While it was a fairly quiet third round, Opetaia reacted with a strong response. He dropped Nyika with a ...

While New Zealand has held a vice-like grip on Australia’s throat for the ... is the biggest fight in trans-Tasman history,” says Nyika. The most recent comparable bout is the 2012 IBO world ...

Which perhaps makes the considerable interest in Wednesday’s IBF title fight between the champion Opetaia and David Nyika of New Zealand – Nyika replaced the less appealing Cinkara when in ...

Jai Opetaia, the IBF cruiserweight champion, claims that Davis Nyika is attempting to ruin his career and that he will not let him to do it tonight at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in ...

An opportunity has presented itself to David Nyika, and he looks to take advantage and bring gold back home. Nyika is challenging Jai Opetaia for Opetaia's IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles.

Jai Opetaia retained his IBF cruiserweight title Wednesday with a spectacular fourth-round KO of David Nyika in Gold Coast, Australia. Opetaia, ESPN's No. 1 cruiserweight, and Nyika engaged in an ...

Jai Opetaia stopped David Nyika with a vicious knockout on Wednesday, retaining the IBF cruiserweight title on home soil in Australia. Opetaia stopped the New Zealander in round four, landing a ...

Jai Opetaia is back in action this week, defending his IBF cruiserweight title against David Nyika. Both men enter the main-event contest unbeaten, with Opetaia holding a professional record of 26 ...