A 'dark and moody' Jai Opetaia feels he belongs at boxing's top table as the Australian cruiserweight prepares to win back his world title in Saudi Arabia. The pair waged war for the IBF world title on the Gold Coast almost two years ago, Opetaia defying a twice-broken jaw to upset the champion in a unanimous points decision. Jay Opetaia …
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Eddie Hearn has declared Jai Opetaia the cruiserweight king, worthy of hero status and blockbuster title fights in Australia, after a ruthless first defence of his world boxing crowns. Opetaia brutalised hometown hope Jordan Thompson inside four rounds in England on Sunday morning to retain the IBF and The Ring belts he won spectacularly last July. Legendary boxing promoter Eddie …
