Australia’s Jai Opetaia (28-0) puts his IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles on the line against mandatory challenger Huseyin Cinkara (23-0) at the Gold Coast Convention Centre on Saturday, December 6.
Both undefeated and with a combined knockout tally of 42, fireworks can be expected when that first bell rings.
Can Opetaia maintain his status as the world’s best at 200-pounds, or will Cinkara pull off the ultimate upset on enemy soil?
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Jai Opetaia vs. Huseyin Cinkara live fight updates, results and highlightsMax McIntyre records latest KO victory
Rising super middleweight Max McIntyre turned in another impressive performance to stop Jed Morris in the fourth round.
McIntyre moved to 9-0 with the victory, which came following an uppercut and overhand right.
Morris climbed to his feet but his trainer had seen enough and called off the bout.
Jake Wyllie and Paul Fleming fight out bewildering draw
Our second draw of the night on the back of some completely insane scorecards.
One judge had it a shutout for Wyllie, another had it 97-93 for Fleming, while the third couldn’t split them at 95-95.
It always shaped as a difficult fight to score, with Fleming landing the bigger shots while Wyllie was the busier of the pair and spent most of the fight on the front foot.
For the record, we had it 96-94 for Fleming.
Teremoana Teremoana keeps first-round KO streak going
Former Olympian Teremoana Teremoana scored a sixth-straight first-round knockout victory and improved to 9-0 with a demolition job on German Garcia Montes.
The Mexican was brave in trading with the Teremoana but it always looked a dangerous game to be playing and a left hook in the final minute of the opening round finally put him down and out.
Ben Mahoney claims entertaining KO win over Winston Hill
Fiji’s Winston Hill tasted defeat for the first time in eight professional fights when he eventually succumbed to a body assault in the sixth round.
Hill touched the canvas for a fourth time after a pair of hard shots to the mid-section crumpled him, one of many throughout what was an engaging scrap.
Jason Moloney returns to the winners’ circle with TKO
Former world champion Jason Moloney claimed an emphatic fourth-round stoppage victory over Herlan Gomez to end a two-fight skid.
“Mayhem” knocked his opponent down in the first round and forced Phil Holiday to step in following a savage combination in the fourth.
Hayden Emmerson and Jack Gregory can’t be split
After 10 hard rounds at middleweight, Hayden Emmerson and Jack Gregory is declared a majority draw, with the dissenting judge scoring it 96-94 for Emmerson.
Both guys had bright moments as the fight went up a gear in the later rounds but neither could pull ahead.
Austin Aokuso stops Emmanuel Danso early on
We have the first knockout of the night, with Austin Aokuso getting the job done right at the end of the second round against Emmanuel Danso.
Having been slightly wobbled earlier in the round, Aokuso regained the ascendancy and drilled his man with a straight left, sending his mouthguard flying into he fans and ending the bout.
Taylah Gentzen defeats Jessica Adams via unanimous decision
(79-73, 78-74, 77-75)Â
Gentzen claims a hard-fought decision win to kick off the card.
Jai Opetaia vs. Huseyin Cinkara full card resultsJai Opetaia vs. Huseyin Cinkara for the IBF/The Ring cruiserweight titlesMax McIntyre def. Jed Morris via TKO4Jake Wyllie draws Paul Fleming (97-93 Fleming, 100-90 Wyllie, 95-95)Teremoana Teremoana def. German Garcia Montes via KO1Ben Mahoney def. Winston Hill via KO6Jason Moloney def. Herlan Gomez via TKO4Jack Gregory draws Hayden Emmerson (95-95 x2, 96-94)Austin Aokuso def. Emmanuel Danso via TKO2Taylah Gentzen def. Jessica Adams via UD8 (79-73, 78-74, 77-75)How to watch Opetaia vs. Cinkara in Australia: Live stream, TV channel
This fight represents the first in a new broadcast deal between promoter Tasman Fighters and streaming platform Stan.
A pay-per-view event, fans can tune in via the Stan app on their smart TVs, phones, tablets or computers.
An active Stan subscription is required, although users won’t need to be subscribed to Stan Sport in order to purchase the PPV.
The event costs $50 and kicks off at 4:30 pm AEST/5:30 pm AEDT.
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What time is Opetaia vs. Cinkara?
The pay-per-view action gets underway from 4:30 pm AEST/5:30 pm AEDT.
Opetaia and Cinkara are expected to step into the ring for the main event around 9:30 pm AEST/10:30 pm AEDT, although that depends on the length of earlier bouts.