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Jai Opetaia, former world featherweight champion, has spoken out about his upcoming fight with Mairis Briedis, a similarly former cruiserweight world champion.
Former world featherweight champion Jai Opetaia has denied rumors that he sent WBC heavyweight division titleholder Tyson Fury to the canvas during their sparring session.
"It's all bullshit. It's all fucking bullshit. It's annoying that reporters are spreading absolute lies instead of creating something positive. Two top fighters in two different weight classes helping each other move on. It's good for boxing and they want to criticize us and turn us against each other. It's stupid.
I've seen people say in interviews, "This happened, that happened." But they don't know anything. It's bullshit. Everybody who says this or that happened is really lying. You know what I'm saying? Unless you really weren't there, you don't know anything. I think that's a lesson for everybody. The rumors spread very quickly. It should be a lesson for everybody," Opetaya said in an interview with YouTube channel Seconds Out.
On May 18, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will host an evening of boxing headlined by a bout between two world heavyweight champions, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. Today, the Head of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, Turki Al Al-Sheikh, named the fights that will be part of the undercard of the bout:
Famous promoter Eddie Hearn reacted to the information that Jai Opetaya During sparring, he dropped the WBC heavyweight champion onto the flooring of the ring. Tyson Fury. Eddie called this information complete nonsense.
Well-known journalist Ben Damon reports that the Australian boxer, former cruiserweight world champion Jai Opetaya decided to leave the training camp of the WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and return home. According to the same Damon, Jai took such a step because he could not find worthy sparring partners in this training camp. It is worth noting that the Australian is preparing for a fight with Mairis Briedis.
Jai Opetaia's record currently stands at 23 wins, 0 lose and 0 draw.
Jai Opetaia's last fight took place against Ellis Zorro on Dec. 23, 2023, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He won by KO in the 1 round. That fight was 4 months and 22 days ago.
Opetaia's last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5 rounds on average.
Opetaia was born in Australia.
The Jai Opetaia is currently 28 years old. He was born on June 30, 1995, so he will turn 29 in 1 month and 15 days.
Jai Opetaia made his professional debut in August 2015, so he has been a pro for 8 years.
Opetaia is 6' 3" (6 Foot and 3 inch) which is 191 cm (1 meter and 91 centimeters).
His reach is 76 inches (76") which is 193 cm (1 meter and 93 centimeters).
Opetaia fights from a southpaw, which means he favours his left hand as his power hand when fighting.
