Promoter Eddie Hearn needs his fighter, IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia, to be the following opponent in opposition to unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk to defend his titles.
It will be 100% unfair to the highest contenders within the heavyweight division if Opetaia was allowed to struggle Usyk for his WBA, WBC and WBO world titles with out incomes the prospect by beating the contenders. What a silly joke and so unhealthy for the game.
From Hearn’s perspective, it is comprehensible why he would need his fighter Opetaia to obtain a title shot in opposition to Usyk. It is cash. He has nobody else in his Matchroom steady to struggle Usyk after he twice whipped his star fighter, Anthony Joshua, inflicting him to mentally break down contained in the ring after his second loss.
Hearn can be mocked if he made a play for nationwide heavyweight Johnny Fisher to problem Usyk for his three belts after the efficiency he delivered in opposition to Dave Allen final week. Other than cruiserweight Opetaia, Fisher is the one one Hearn has out there. He is not going to let Joshua struggle Usyk and have him spoil his plans for the ‘Battle of Britain’ silver medal struggle in opposition to Tyson Fury.
It’s A egocentric strategy on Hearn’s half to need Opetaia (26-0, 20 KOs) to advance and leap the road previous high contenders Martin Bakole, Agit Kabayel and Joseph Parker, with out proving that any of those guys really deserve the title shot.
It is a circus, and it matches with Francis Ngannou getting a straight shot at Tyson Fury and his mate Derek Chisora preventing for a world title after shedding three of his final 4 fights. Permitting Opetaia to leapfrog heavyweight contenders to struggle Usyk for his three world titles is a travesty of the game however exhibits what’s essential: cash.
Opetaia, 29, appeared terrible throughout his slim win over Mairis Briedis on Could 18, operating across the ring, and appeared scared when the 39-year-old began placing stress on him. You bought a glimpse of who Opetaia actually was over the past 4 rounds of the struggle. He is somebody who’s high-quality when he has a passive fighter in entrance of him, however when he is relentlessly attacked by a strong puncher, he turns right into a scared lamb.
“I feel Opetaia’s fashion and it’s an awesome struggle. The one struggle I see, I imply, I like Opetaia vs. Usyk. I simply suppose it is a actually good fashion mixture. However Jai additionally has to earn his stripes for this struggle. He has to win subsequent week, after which he’ll most likely need to unite in opposition to [Gilberto] Ramirez,” Eddie Hearn informed iFL TV about wanting Oleksandr Usyk to struggle his fighter, IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia.
“After which when he steps up, he can compete on weight. It is a large struggle, however he should proceed to construct his profile. However I do not see many fights that actually excite me for Usyk. He did the whole lot. Who else can he beat? : Hearn stated of Opetaia.
If Hearn needs Opetaia to problem Usyk for his world titles, he wants the Australian to struggle these 4:
- Martin Bakole
- Daniel Dubois
- Bakhodir Jalalov
- Agit Kabayel
If Opetaia can emerge victorious from this mini-gauntlet, then he could have earned his title shot in opposition to Usyk. Other than that, he must get again the place he got here from, again down into the mire of the cruiserweight division, preventing boring, obscure fighters that informal followers have by no means heard of and can by no means care about.
Opetaia will defend his IBF title in opposition to substitute opponent David Nyika (10-0, 9 KOs) on January 8 on the Gold Coast Conference Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia. The struggle can be broadcast stay on DAZN. Nyika replaces the injured Huseyin Cinkara.
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