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Legal fight with world boxing champ not over: promoter

Boxing promoter Dean Lonergan says his legal fight with world champion Jai Opetaia is not over, denying that the 27-year-old has landed a knockout blow.

World champion boxer wins round in fight with promoter

World champion boxer wins round in fight with promoter

At risk of being stripped of his cruiserweight belt, world boxing champion Jai Opetaia has won a major round in a legal fight with promoter Dean Lonergan.

Aussie underdog Liam Wilson takes on Emanuel Navarrete in WBO super featherweight title bout

Aussie underdog Liam Wilson takes on Emanuel Navarrete in WBO super featherweight title bout

Liam Wilson takes on a two-weight world champion Mexican Emanuel Navarrete, who is on a ten-year winning streak in his bid to become Australia's latest world champion boxer.

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Opetaia's words for Wilson ahead of title fight

Jai Opetaia, Australia's only current male boxing world champion, has some advice for the man keen to join him and a warning for those coming for his own title.

Surgery for champ Opetaia before defence

Jai Opetaia will undergo minor shoulder surgery before finalising details of his first boxing world title defence later this year.

Opetaia wants super card for title defence

Fit-again Jai Opetaia has put it to Australia's boxing promoters to work together to create a star-studded card for his first world title defence.

After overcoming a broken jaw to beat Mairis Briedis, Jai Opetaia has options in the cruiserweight division

Jai Opetaia's stunning upset victory over Mairis Briedis has come at a serious cost, but once the Australian's broken jaw heals, he has plenty of options as IBF cruiserweight world champion, writes Simon Smale.

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Jai Opetaia stuns Mairis Briedis to win IBF cruiserweight world title

Jai Opetaia stuns Mairis Briedis to win IBF cruiserweight world title

Jai Opetaia has stunned the world's best cruiserweight, Mairis Briedis, to claim the IBF world championship with a courageous display on the Gold Coast.

Opetaia rivals circle as champ repairs jaw

Opetaia rivals circle as champ repairs jaw

Jai Opetaia fought for 10 rounds with a broken jaw to upset Mairis Briedis and claim the IBF and The Ring Magazine world title belts on the Gold Coast.

Jai Opetaia vs Mairis Briedis IBF cruiserweight world title fight — when is the fight? How can I watch?

Jai Opetaia vs Mairis Briedis IBF cruiserweight world title fight — when is the fight? How can I watch?

All you need to know as Jai Opetaia takes on Mairis Briedis for the IBF and Ring world cruiserweight titles at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Opetaia's plan to end Briedis reign

Opetaia's plan to end Briedis reign

Jai Opetaia will become Australia's only current male boxing world champion if he beats Latvian cruiserweight Mairis Briedis on the Gold Coast on Saturday.

Scarred Opetaia's boxing moment arrives

Scarred Opetaia's boxing moment arrives

Five years to the day since Jeff Horn shocked Manny Pacquiao, Jai Opetaia will get his chance for a world title fight upset on the Gold Coast.

Injured Opetaia delays world title fight

Injured Opetaia delays world title fight

A rib injury in training has forced Australian Jai Opetaia to postpone next month's world title fight against Mairis Briedis on the Gold Coast to June.

Jai Opetaia's world title fight postponed

Jai Opetaia's world title fight postponed

Australian boxer Jai Opetaia has had his scheduled world cruiserweight title fight with Mairis Briedis delayed as the Latvian recovers from COVID-19.

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