The undefeated Australian will make his mandatory defense of the IBF cruiserweight title.
The date of the next fight of the world champion has become known IBF in the first heavyweight Jay Opetai (26-0, 20 KOs). The Australian will make a mandatory title defense against the German boxer Hussein Jinkar (22-0, 18 KOs) January 8, 2025. The fight will take place at the Gold Coast Convention Center (Queensland, Australia).
Let us remember that in October the IBF (International Boxing Federation) ordered Opeta to defend his title against the mandatory challenger, which was Jinkara.
In December 2023, Jay was forced to forfeit the IBF title, previously won against Mairis Briedis, due to the fact that he chose a fight against Ellis Zorro over a fight with the mandatory challenger.
To regain the IBF championship belt, Opetaye had to fight Briedis again – which he successfully did in May of this year. However, instead of a mandatory defense, the Australian boxer chose a fight against John Massey, who won by technical knockout on October 12.
39-year-old Jinkara (he will turn 40 five days after the fight, on January 13) won the right to fight Opetaia in April, knocking out Armend Hoxhai in an IBF eliminator fight.
Source: Sportarena
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