Jai Opetaia recorded his most stunning knockout to date when he put Huseyin Cinkara to sleep with a left hand early in the eighth round of their IBF and The Ring cruiserweight title bout on the Gold Coast.
The Aussie southpaw moved to 29-0 with 23 KOs, having overcome a slight wobble in the second round to dominate the fight and ultimately stop the previously undefeated Turkish-German.
Having successfully navigated the mandatory defence of his world title, Opetaia can now set his sights on unification fights with the likes of WBC champion Badou Jack and WBO and WBA beltholder Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez.
In the chief support, Max McIntyre continued to impress, stopping Jed Morris in the fourth round to move to 9-0 at just 21 years old.
Jake Wyllie and Paul Fleming couldn’t be split after an action-packed 10-rounder, although one judge turned in a bewildering 100-90 scorecard in Wyllie’s favour.
At heavyweight, undefeated knockout artist Teremoana Teremoana had another quick night, stopping German Garcia Montes in the first to move to 9-0 as a professional.
Earlier, former world champion Jason Moloney scored a one-sided KO win over Herlan Gomez, while domestic star Ben Mahoney was impressive in handing Winston Hill his first defeat.
Catch up on the all the results below:
Jai Opetaia vs. Huseyin Cinkara full card results
- Jai Opetaia def. Huseyin Cinkara via TKO8
- Max McIntyre def. Jed Morris via TKO4
- Jake Wyllie draws Paul Fleming (97-93 Fleming, 100-90 Wyllie, 95-95)
- Teremoana Teremoana def. German Garcia Montes via KO1
- Ben Mahoney def. Winston Hill via KO6
- Jason Moloney def. Herlan Gomez via TKO4
- Jack Gregory draws Hayden Emmerson (95-95 x2, 96-94)
- Austin Aokuso def. Emmanuel Danso via TKO2
- Taylah Gentzen def. Jessica Adams via UD8 (79-73, 78-74, 77-75)
How to watch Jai Opetaia vs. Huseyin 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.
WATCH: Opetaia vs. Cinkara, live on Stan