Former IBF heavyweight champion Jai Opetaya (24-0, 19 KOs) spectacularly knocked out the previously undefeated Ellisa Zorro (17-1, 7 KOs) in the first round on Saturday night on the undercard of the boxing evening in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Opetaja landed a left hand that knocked Zorro out. The time the fight was stopped was 2:56. Opetaia was stripped of his world title earlier this week but looked every bit the champion in this fight.
IBF world heavyweight champion Jai Opetaya (23-0, 18 KOs) did not receive permission from the International Boxing Federation to defend his title against Ellisa Zorro (17-0, 7 KOs).
Ellis Zorro (16-0, 7 KOs) defeated Horsey Burton (28-4, 12 KOs) by TKO in the seventh round in the main event of the evening in London. At stake was the WBO European heavyweight title.