Jai Opetaia rolls back into Broadbeach on Saturday December 6, headlining at the Gold Coast Convention Centre with that IBF cruiserweight strap hanging firmly over his shoulder. Live on Stan Pay-Per-View, the Aussie wrecking machine fronts unbeaten Huseyin Cinkara, a lad who talks a good game but hasn’t exactly been thrown in with killers.
Opetaia sits at 28-0 with 22 knockouts and hasn’t taken his foot off the gas since wiping out David Nyika. He followed that with a sharp defence against Claudio Squeo, looking every bit the fighter who plans on ruling this division for years.
Cinkara arrives with a shiny 23-0 record and 19 knockouts, but let’s be honest, he hasn’t mixed with anyone near Opetaia’s level. Juan Diaz and Armend Xhoxhaj are decent scalps, but nothing that screams “title threat.” You look at this and think: fair play for stepping up, but dethroning Opetaia on the Gold Coast? Big ask.
Is There Any Real Danger For Opetaia Here?
Sportsbook DraftKings have seen enough. They’ve thrown out a brutal line: Opetaia sits as a -10000 favourite, while Cinkara is parked way out at +1800. That tells you everything. The bookies think this is a routine job, maybe even a short night.
How To Watch, Start Time, Location
Date: Saturday, December 6
Time: 7am ET / 12pm GMT
Venue: Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach
Stream: Live on Stan PPV
Below is the full fight card for the event, stacked with local talent and a tidy heavyweight rematch to set the tone.
Jai Opetaia vs Huseyin Cinkara full fight card
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Jai Opetaia vs Huseyin Cinkara, 12 rounds, for Opetaia’s lineal/IBF cruiserweight title
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Justis Huni vs Kiki Leutele, rematch, 10 rounds, heavyweights
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Ben Mahoney vs Winston Hill, 10 rounds, super welterweights
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Jake Wyllie vs Paul Fleming, 10 rounds, super lightweights
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Jack Gregory vs Hayden Emmerson, 10 rounds, super middleweights
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Teremoana Teremoana vs German Montes, 6 rounds, heavyweights
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Jason Moloney vs Herlan Gomez, 8 rounds, bantamweights
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Max McIntyre vs Jed Morris, 8 rounds, super middleweights
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Taylah Gentzen vs Jessica Adams, 8 rounds, female lightweights
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Austin Aokuso vs Emmanuel Danso, 4 rounds, light heavyweights
‘Cinkara hasn’t faced killers’—so what? He still won all his fights didn’t he? You can only beat who they put in front of you.
‘True that! You don’t get to 23-0 by being lazy or weak, haters just jealous cause he’s not Aussie 🇹🇷🥊
These odds are dumb. -10000? That’s just disrespectful to a guy who’s undefeated too. Like, have some respect for Cinkara at least.
Yeah I agree with that. Odds like that just make people not even wanna watch it cause they think it’s gonna be boring 😒
‘Course the bookies want you to think Opetaia already won, so you bet dumb money on him and they cash out anyway 🤷♂️
Opetaia is good but don’t act like he’s unbeatable. All it takes is one punch in boxing 🥊 and Cinkara looks strong to me. Could be a big upset.
Exactly! Everyone acts like the fight’s over before it starts. Let the man fight first before saying he got no chance at all 💪
I think people are underestimating Cinkara too much. Just because he ain’t fought big names don’t mean he can’t fight. Everybody starts somewhere and this could be his time.