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Murray Wenzel

Opetaia injury fallout as unification path clears

Germany's Huseyin Cinkara (r) remains in hospital after his brutal loss to Jai Opetaia (l). (Zain Mohammed/AAP PHOTOS)

Huseyin Cinkara will remain hospitalised in Australia, recovering from a fractured vertebra and brain bleed caused by Jai Opetaia's brutal world title stoppage.

The Australian IBF and The Ring cruiserweight champion defended those belts against the German-born, Istanbul-based Cinkara on the Gold Coast on Saturday.

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