Jai Opetaia vs Huseyin Cinkara lands on Stan in Australia – undercard confirmed

Broadcast and undercard info is confirmed for the championship bout between IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia and obligatory challenger Huseyin Cinkara. The occasion takes place at GCCEC on the Gold Coast, Australia, on Saturday, December 6.

In Australia, the battle card airs dwell on PPV through Stan, beginning at 6:00 p.m. AEDT.

Sydney native Opetaia (28-0, 22 KOs) and German-born, Turkiye-based Cinkara (23-0, 19 KOs) had been initially scheduled to face off in January. The competition fell by means of after Cinkara suffered an damage and withdrew.

Opetaia as an alternative fought and stopped late alternative David Nyika. In his most up-to-date outing in June, the 30-year-old southpaw knocked out Claudio Squeo to make the third profitable protection of his title throughout his second reign.

Cinkara returned to the ring in April, defeating Juan Diaz by first-round TKO. Going up towards Opetaia, the 40-year-old makes his first try to develop into champion.

“Cinkara is a troublesome opponent in my obligatory, nonetheless he stands in my approach on the highway to being undisputed world cruiserweight champion,” Jai Opetaia stated. “It’s nice to finish the 12 months up at house on the Gold Coast, and I stay up for placing on a spectacular occasion once more with Tasman Fighters on Stan Pay-Per-View. We are going to go to struggle on December 6.”

The co-feature is a heavyweight rematch between Justis Huni (12-1, 7 KOs) and Kiki Toa Leutele (12-2-2, 8 KOs).

Australia’s 26-year-old Huni is coming off a knockout defeat to Fabio Wardley in June. 31-year-old Leutele (12-2-2, 8 KOs) of New Zealand secured 4 victories since his determination defeat to Huni of their first battle three years in the past.