Jai Opetaia produced a brutal display to retain his IBF cruiserweight world title with a fourth-round stoppage over Jordan Thompson.
The Australian star was in control from the first bell and after hurting his opponent on multiple occasions, Opetaia finally finished the job with a relentless assault that had Thompson all over the place.
The victory enhanced Opetaia’s lofty ranking at the top of the cruiserweight pile and it was a performance that will have made his rivals pay attention.
Eddie Hearn, the promoter of Opetaia, was impressed with his man’s outing and he feels like heavy-handed champion should be a much bigger deal.
“When you look at Australian boxing, this guy beat the best in the division, Mairis Briedis. He should be a hero in his country,” said Hearn when speaking immediately after the bout.
“I hope people tuning in right now back home start to realise and put some respect on this guy’s name.”