Arising on Might 18th, from the Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, former IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia will sq. off towards former 3-time cruiserweight champion, Mairis Briedis. This cruiserweight championship rematch will likely be featured on the undercard of the megabout showdown for undisputed heavyweight supremacy between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, and admittedly, it is a terrific match-up for the undercard.
These two first squared off again in July 2022, and it was a extremely partaking and brutal affair. Opetaia had suffered a damaged jaw in two locations, and fought many of the struggle whereas battling by way of this debilitating harm, and Briedis fought a lot of the struggle with a busted nostril the place he was visibly having problem respiration.
It was a aggressive match the place Opetaia was typically doing higher work all through the primary half of the competition, and Briedis was typically doing higher work over the second half of the struggle. On the finish of 12 rounds, Opetaia was awarded a unanimous victory which earned him the IBF cruiserweight belt.
Opetaia has fought twice since. He stopped Jordan Thompson in spherical 4 again in September of final yr, after which final December on the boxing Day of Reckoning he stopped Ellis Zorro within the opening spherical. Alternatively the 39 yr outdated Briedis has not fought since they final met. Opetaia vacated the IBF belt previous to his struggle towards Zorro as a result of the IBF refused to sanction the bout, however the vacant IBF title will likely be on the road right here for his or her upcoming rematch.
So who will win the upcoming cruiserweight championship rematch between Jai Opetaia and Mairis Briedis?
This version of Rummy’s Corner will try and reply that query, whereas additionally offering a fast preview for the upcoming match between Jai Opetaia and Mairis Briedis. Please watch and benefit from the video for one man’s opinion. That is Rummy’s Nook (produced and narrated by Geoffrey Ciani).
