The 2025 boxing schedule will begin to take flight with its first world title fight, when Jai Opetaia puts his IBF cruiserweight belt on the line against David Nyika, in a battle o

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.

Jai Opetaia defends his IBF and The Ring cruiserweight world titles against David Nyika at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on Wednesday night.

IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia is set to step into the ring against New Zealand rising star David Nyika this January 8 at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Quee

All you need to know as Jai Opetaia faces David Nyika for the IBF and The Ring cruiserweight world titles at the Gold Coast Convention Centre on January 8.

Jai Opetaia stopped David Nyika with a vicious knockout on Wednesday, retaining the IBF cruiserweight title on home soil in Australia. Opetaia stopped the New Zealander in round four, landing a series of shots with Nyika stuck against the ropes and putting the challenger down and out with a brutal left hook.

The first major show of 2025 brings us Jai Opetaia and David Nyika fighting for Opetaia’s IBF cruiserweight title in a DAZN main event from Gold Coast, Australia. Prelims start at 2 am ET and the main card begins at 3 am ET,

Here are your options to watch Jai Opetaia vs. David Nyika, including the live stream and start time for the fight on Wednesday afternoon.

Both men enter the main-event contest unbeaten, with Opetaia holding a professional record of 26-0 (20 knockouts), while Nyika is 10-0 (9 KOs). There is somewhat of a geographical sporting rivalry behind the bout,