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Jai Opetaia Keeps Perfect Record, IBF Strips Title

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Australian boxer Jai Opetaia maintains perfect record, wins Zuffa Boxings cruiserweight belt, but faces potential title strip due to IBFs last-minute reversal. Despite setbacks, Opetaia focuses on unifying divisions belts, with dreams of facing WBC champ Noel Mikaelian and winners of WBO, WBA clashes.

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Jai Opetaia Keeps Perfect Record, IBF Strips Title

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Sydney News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Jai Opetaia Keeps Perfect Record, IBF Strips Title. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

And Sinny today, March 9th. Australian boxer Jai Opataya kept his perfect record intact at 30 wins with no losses after beating Brandon Glanton by unanimous decision in Las Pasha, Vegas. The 30-year-old Cruiserweight star picked up Zuffa Boxing's first Cruiserweight belt and a dominant performance. But the International Boxing Federation is set to strip him of their world title for the second time because they reversed their approval for the fight at the last minute. This isn't the first hiccup for Opataya with the IBF. He lost the belt once before in 2023, after fighting Elisoro without their okay, but he want to ride back in a rematch with Mary's. Breedys the next year. Despite these setbacks, Opataya has stayed focused on unifying the division's belts. Dana White, the UFC boss behind Zuffa Boxing, blasted the IBF as unprofessional and hinted at Lasus to fix what he calls a broken sport. Nataya, though, took the high road and refused to criticize the group, saying he broke his

jaw for that title and just wants the drama to end. Opataya's career highlights include claiming the ring and IBF belts in 2022 with that epic win over Breedys despite the injury. He split from his old promoter Eddie Herne and joined forces with White, hoping for better chances at big unification fights. Looking ahead, Opataya dreams of facing WBC champ Noel Michelean soon. Within the winner of the WBO and WBA clash between David Benavides and Goberto Ramirez by year's end, with White and Saudi-backer Turkey Alashic in his corner, he's optimistic the momentum will lead to all the belts. D&N is brought to you by our sponsor. Relax deeper. Reset faster. Comfort. You can hear. Go L.I. solelypillow.com.

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