The cruiserweight king successfully defended his gold strap once again with another stunning knockout, but fans were left concerned after Opetaia's opponent was left in a brutal state

Opetaia retained the IBF cruiserweight title inside four rounds, before promoter Eddie Hearn addressed the Australian’s next steps

Jai Opetaia (27-0, 21 KOs) remains a cruiserweight world champion after blasting out David Nyika (10-1, 9 KOs) in four rounds. The time of stoppage was 2:17.

Jai Opetaia has retained his IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles with a terrifying knockout of Kiwi David Nyika at the Gold Coast Convention Centre on Wednesday.

IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia sent a statement to the rest of the division on Wednesday with an explosive fourth-round knockout against David Nyika live on DAZN. Opetaia wasted no time against the late replacement,

David Nyika has been cleared of serious damage following his brutal knockout defeat to cruiserweight king Jai Opetaia and, following a break, immediately indicated he intends to continue chasing his boxing dreams.

We bring you every result, as they happen, from Gold Coast Convention Centre as Jai Opetaia looks to defend his IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles against New Zealand's David Nyika on Wednesday, January 8.

World champion Jai Opetaia defends his IBF cruiserweight title with a brutal fourth-round knockout win over David Nyika in Australia.

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA – The entertaining contest between IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia and David Nyika represented the first big fight of 2025, and also concluded with what is certain to be remembered as one of the knockouts of the year.

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 a firefight from the opening bell that featured nonstop exchanges of power punches.