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Opetaia all business ahead of cruiserweight bout
A steely Jai Opetaia kept a straight face as Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn sparked...
Murray Wenzel (AAP) 11 Sep 2026
'Bro, go to sleep': Opetaia's power move for Vegas tilt
Jai Opetaia has weaponised the power nap as the irrepressible Australian cruiser...
Murray Wenzel (AAP) 11 Sep 2026
Don King threat has Opetaia's Vegas fight on ropes
Accustomed to "getting sued by billionaires", Jai Opetaia has rolled his eyes at...
Murray Wenzel (AAP) 9 Sep 2026
Banned former Kiwi champion cleared to fight again
Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has argued to British anti-dopin...
Aussie boxing champion Opetaia calls out 'hiding' rival
Australian boxing world champion Jai Opetaia has lashed out at a rival for 'runn...
Teen weightlifting star wins Samoa's first Games gold

Weightlifting teenage sensation Seine Stowers has broken multiple Commonwealth Games records to win Samoa's first gold medal in Glasgow. The 18-year-old lifted a record total of 237kg - a record 106kg...

'Rather fight Jai': team Opetaia slam rare WBC move

Jai Opetaia's manager has slammed the WBC's conduct and tipped widespread legal action as his champion's messy quest for unification hit another hurdle.

No rough Justis in UK this time as Huni storms back

Justis Huni has roared back into the global heavyweight picture, the classy Australian star earning an absorbing and hard-fought majority points victory over former British champion Frazer Clarke in a...

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Ian Chadband Apr 13, 2026
Rebuilt Aussie hope Huni on Fury road to redemption

An emotionally and physically rebuilt Justis Huni will relish his English encore, confident this time it goes to script in a career-defining fight on Tyson Fury's undercard.

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Murray Wenzel Apr 10, 2026
Asofa-Solomona wins battle of former NRL heavyweights

Nelson Asofa-Solomona has won the battle of former NRL heavyweights with a third-round TKO of Jarrod Wallace, and has already set sights on his next potential opponent: George Burgess.

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Adrian Warren Apr 6, 2026
'Why they sacked him': boxing foe taunts Asofa-Solomona

Nelson Asofa-Solomona is pledging to knock Jarrod Wallace's lights out after copping a loose verbal low blow from his heavyweight former NRL rival.

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Darren Walton Apr 3, 2026
'With or without the belt': stripped Opetaia finds ally

The coach of one of Jai Opetaia's world title belt rivals has declared interest in a duel even after the Australian was stripped by the IBF for a second time.

Huni added to stacked Fury card for ring return

Justis Huni will fight on Tyson Fury's comeback card, marking his own return to the ring following the death of his head trainer. The Australian heavyweight will face England's 2020 Olympic bronze med...

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Murray Wenzel Mar 3, 2026
Big Nelson planning to get nasty in boxing debut

While describing himself as a gentle giant, former Melbourne NRL star Nelson Asofa-Solomona promises fans will see a different beast when he makes his professional boxing debut next week.

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Melissa Woods Jan 9, 2026
Opetaia calls out new champ on unification quest

A Jai Opetaia unification fight could finally be a reality after Noel Mikaeljan reclaimed his WBC cruiserweight title in a rematch with Badou Jack.

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Murray Wenzel Dec 15, 2025
Opetaia injury fallout as unification path clears

Huseyin Cinkara will remain hospitalised in Australia, recovering from a fractured vertebra and brain bleed caused by Jai Opetaia's brutal world title stoppage.

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Murray Wenzel Dec 9, 2025
Off night, but trademark Opetaia KO paves way for more

A frustrated Jai Opetaia has immediately returned his focus to world title unification after what he described as a bad night at the office still resulted in another one-punch highlight-reel knockout.

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Murray Wenzel Dec 8, 2025
Savage Opetaia knockout seals world title defence

Jai Opetaia has defied a second-round scare to land a thunderous left hook on his latest would-be challenger in another emphatic world cruiserweight title defence from the Australian.

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Murray Wenzel Dec 8, 2025
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