Jai Opetaia eager to defend cruiserweight championship after frustrating layoff
Jai Opetaia is ready to remind the world that all roads to the cruiserweight championship go through him. He faces unbeaten Brit Jordan Opetaia in London this Saturday.
read moreJai Opetaia defends his Ring cruiserweight belt against Jordan Thompson on Sept. 30
Jai Opetaia will make the first defense of his Ring and IBF cruiserweight titles against Jordan Thompson at the OVO...
read moreTasman Fighters sign Jai Opetaia to Matchroom Boxing, strike deal with DAZN
It has been a busy week for Australian promotional outfit Tasman Fighters, who have struck a new broadcast deal with...
read moreThe Ring’s 2022 Awards Nominees: Upset of the Year
The Ring's Upset of the Year award began in 1980 with Yasutsune Uehara's sixth-round KO of WBA 130-pound titleholder Sammy...
read moreChris Billam-Smith flattens Armend Xhoxhaj to keep title fight alive
The Ring’s No. 10 cruiserweight contender Chris Billam-Smith kept alive hopes of a shot at the IBF champion Jai Opetaia...
read moreThe Ring ratings reviewed: cruiserweight
The Ring first introduced its divisional ratings in 1925. Almost a century later, it’s no exaggeration to claim that these...
read moreWho’s hot and who’s not in boxing
It's important in all sports to be on good form. When you’re hot, people want to see you do your thing. In...
read moreRing Ratings Update: Rey Vargas crashes 126, Jai Opetaia wins Ring 200-lb. title, Bam Rodriguez climbs 115
Three often-overlooked weight classes (in the U.S.) were in the spotlight from June 25 to July 9 – junior bantamweight,...
read moreJai Opetaia outpoints Mairis Briedis in tough battle, wins Ring and IBF 200-pound titles
Australian southpaw Jai Opetaia scored a terrific 12-round unanimous decision win over veteran Mairis Briedis and claimed the Ring and...
read moreWeigh-in alert: Mairis Briedis 199.1 Jai Opetaia 198.4
Both fighters looked spectacular on the scales ahead of Saturday’s Ring and IBF cruiserweight title fight. Defending champion Mairis Briedis, 37,...
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