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| RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 18: Jai Opetaia with his Ring Magazine Cruiserweight Title belt which defends on Saturday night on December 18, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing via Getty Images) |
Australia’s Jai Opetaia is being backed to regain his IBF cruiserweight title while also earning an estimated $2 million in Saudi Arabian purses, thanks to a new attitude accompanying his rise to world champion.
On the eve of his own appearance on Sunday’s blockbuster Day of Reckoning card, New Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker is tipping Opetaia to regain cruiserweight gold “easily” in 2024.
Better, Parker insists it will come while the 28-year-old also grabs some $2 million now available to him in projected fight purses.
Currently on a run of three straight wins, Parker is set to face famed American puncher Deontay Wilder on the stacked Middle Eastern card set to be headlined by Anthony Joshua and Otto Wallin."
On the same event, Opetaia is pressing ahead with his decision to face Englishman Ellis Zorro for “life changing” money, a call which has seen the reigning IBF champ vacate before being stripped of his gold strap.
IBF executives had wanted the Central Coast product to take a mandatory title defence against Mairis Briedis.
- Nick Walsham from FOX Sports
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