An opportunity has presented itself to David Nyika, and he looks to take advantage and bring gold back home. Nyika is challenging Jai Opetaia for Opetaia's IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles. The ...

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA – Jai Opetaia believes that David Nyika replacing Huseyin Cinkara as his challenger on Wednesday evening “saved the show”. The IBF cruiserweight champion makes the third defence ...

Saturday night's fight between Australian-based Kiwis David Nyika and Floyd Masson shapes up, not only as an IBF cruiserweight eliminator, but a battle between two of the nice guys of New Zealand ...

View post: Wife of Champion Boxer David Benavidez Cancels Wedding Plans, Cites Ongoing Personal Struggles At Wednesday’s sold-out Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Jai Opetaia (26-0, 20 KOs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jai Opetaia stopped David Nyika with a vicious knockout on Wednesday, retaining the IBF cruiserweight title on home soil in ...

Kiwi boxer David Nyika is relieved to have a more tangible fight on his hands. The Olympic medalist was forced from the ring and thrust into a life-changing battle in 2025. His fiancée, Lexi ...

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 an ...

David Nyika has replaced Huseyin Cinkara as the challenger to the IBF and Ring Magazine cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia on January 8. The New Zealander, 29, was approached after injury ruled ...

Australian boxing will witness a trans-Tasman blockbuster on Wednesday night when Opetaia defends his IBF cruiserweight world title against plucky Kiwi challenger Nyika at the Gold Coast Convention ...

Nyika came in as a late replacement for the number one ranked contender in the IBF rankings, Huseyin Cinkara with just three weeks’ notice. In an Australia vs. New Zealand contest, both men went ...