Live: Opetaia aims for more cruiserweight dominance on Gold Coast

Some youth stars in motion for us first up as the principle card will get underway.

It is 21-year-old Jack Gregory (7-1) who takes on 25-year-old Hayden Emmerson (9-3-1) for the vacant IBF Youth middleweight title.

Each fighters come into this with some type.

Emmerson involves the rink flanked by two younger supporters, in some type of costume that’s exhausting to discern.

In the meantime, Gregory marches up solo in a black singlet, prepared for battle.

The eagle eyed amongst you could have observed that Justis Huni’s identify shouldn’t be on the cardboard for tonight’s occasion.

Initially, he was alleged to be combating Kiki Leutele within the heavyweight’s return to the ring.

Nonetheless, resulting from a barely scheduling shift, that battle might be a stand alone contest by itself separate card early in 2026.

One more reason for the delay is prone to be the premature dying of Huni’s coach Keri Fui, who collapsed throughout coaching final month.

Evidently, all our ideas are with the Fui household and the Huni camp right now.

This is how the motion stacks up this night, getting underway in earnest at 6:30pm AEDT – so simply 5 minutes.

Jai Opetaia vs Huseyin Cinkara​: IBF & The Ring world cruiserweight titlesMax McIntyre vs Jed Morris​: WBC Australasian tremendous middleweight titleJake Wyllie vs Paul FlemingTeremoana Teremoana vs German Garcia MontesBenny Mahoney vs Winston Hill​: IBF Pan Pacific tremendous welterweight titleJason Moloney vs Herlan Gomez​: WBC Australasian bantamweight titleJack Gregory vs Hayden Emmerson: IBF Youth middleweight world title

Wow, what a end on the finish of the second spherical.

Austin Aokuso simply smashed the gumshield out of the mouth of Danso and the referee determined that he’d seen sufficient.

Danso seems aggravated, and he did at one stage have Aokuso a bit bit rattled by an outstanding shot to the physique that put him up in opposition to the ropes.

However he had stopped actually giving something again by the point Aokuso landed his most telling pictures and I do not suppose it was as dangerous a stoppage as he is making out.

Aokuso strikes to 10-0 and takes one other step ahead in his improvement.

Anyway, that is the prelims out the way in which, time for the principle card to get underway.

The Gold Coast Conference Centre offered out over per week in the past for this battle.

Which means the one strategy to watch the battle is by way of Stan Sport pay per view.

The protection prices $50 on prime of a Stan subscription.

Austin Aokuso is at present in motion within the remaining of the 2 preliminary fights earlier than the principle card will get underway.

He is combating Sydney boxer Emmanuel Danso and giving him a strong belting in the mean time, exhibiting some good velocity and accuracy.

He’s towering over his opponent too, which does not harm – and he’s making that attain and top benefit rely.

The early fights are effectively underway right here on the Gold Coast Conference Centre.

And so they began with an absolute thriller, with Jessica Adams and Taylah Gentzen throwing their arms at one another with extra abandon than an England opening batter.

For me, Gentzen had the higher of it, touchdown the cleaner pictures and actually rocking the top of Adams repeatedly, bloodying her nostril within the course of.

And the judges agreed, scoring the battle 79-73, 78-74 and a fairly tight 77-75.

Good afternoon boxing followers and welcome to the Gold Coast Conference Centre right here in Queensland for what is ready to be an absurdly packed night time of battle motion, culminating in Jai Opetaia’s eighth defence of The Ring cruiserweight title in opposition to Hüseyin Cinkara.

My identify is Simon Smale and I’m tucked away within the nook of the offered out area this night to deliver you all of the motion because it occurs on the glitter strip.

It is not full but, however it is going to be, and can probably be raucous if the quantity of noise the small variety of folks right here in the mean time are making.

So strap your self in and prepare for the fists to fly because the Ring of Hearth will get underway.