Jai Opetaia wants future fight with Dmitry Bivol

On October 12, Artur Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) and Dmitry Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) will meet for the undisputed light heavyweight title with a stacked Riyadh season ticket. It's a fight that many in the boxing world have wanted, and now it's finally happening. On the undercard: undefeated cruiserweight king Jai Opetaia (25-0, 19 KOs) will return to action as he defends his IBF title against Jack Massey. The Australian fighter spoke to Boxing News and revealed a fight he would like to fight.

Jai Opetaia has his sights set on a future fight with Dmitry Bivol

Opetaia is looking forward to a possible showdown with Bivol

Opetaia was last seen on the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk undercard when he lost a unanimous decision defeated the tough Mairis Briediswhere the scorecards are 117-111 and 116-112 x2. The New South Wales native has been linked with a unification fight with WBO champion Chris Billam-Smith, which the English fighter recently cast Doubts about the battle record by Opetaia. It now appears the Australian boxer is looking elsewhere.

A possible fight between Opetaia and Bivol is an intriguing prospect Turki Alalshikh has mentioned, and when asked about his thoughts on the potential, Opetaia was clear that he wants to make the fight happen: “That’s a fight I’d like to see happen.” the Australian fighter told Boxing News.

He continued: “I respect Bivol, I would happily share the ring with him.”

Looking at the fight tactically, he said: “This chess game, this style match that people watch over and over again, these are the matches I saw as a child.”

Opetaia added: “To have a fight like that would just be huge.”

Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol Full Fight Card

• Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol, 12 rounds, WBC/WBO/IBF/WBA Light Heavyweight Unification
• Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Kamil Szeremeta, 12 rounds, middleweight
• Fabio Wardley vs. Frazer Clarke, rematch, 12 rounds, for Wardley's British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles
• Jai Opetaia vs. Jack Massey, 12 rounds, for Opetaia's lineal/IBF cruiserweight title
• Ben Whittaker vs. Liam Cameron, 10 rounds, light heavyweights
• Skye Nicolson vs. Raven Chapman, 10 rounds, for Nicolson's WBC women's featherweight title
• Mohammed Alakel vs. Jesus Gonzalez, 4 or 6 rounds, lightweights

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