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Miriam Onyango

Australian Jai Opetaia To Defend IBF Cruiserweight Title Against Undefeated Challenger Jordan Thompson

Jai Opetaia during a training session in Australia. He says that he is going to collect all the Cruiserweight titles and earn respect for both his team and country in the next IBF and Cruiserweight Belts. CHRIS HYDE/GETTY IMAGES.

Australian Jai Opetaia defeated his opponent Mairis Briedis in July last year, in his last match to claim the IBF title. He now challenges Jordan Thompson , who last competed in an April  TKO victory over Luke Watkins, for the title. This will be Thompson’s first time fighting for a world title.

“I want to collect all the Cruiserweight titles. I’m winning this fight, however it happens, it happens,” said Jai Opetaia (22-0) in media reports.

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