Nyika To Break Opetaia? – Boxing News 24

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David Nyika has been using daily affirmations to stay focused on his task of destroying IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia in their fight on January 8th.

Psychological War

Nyika (10-0, 9 KOs) is committed to physically breaking Opetaia (26-0, 20 KOs) and knocking him out in their headliner, live on DAZN at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, in Queensland, Australia.

There are 13 days before two power punchers meet, and Nyika is ready to take the IBF crown off Opetaia’s head to expose him.

Opetaia’s Vulnerability 

The boxing public already saw how vulnerable Opetaia is in his recent rematch with Mairis Briedis on May 18th. When things were going well early on in that fight, Jai looked invincible, but things changed completely when Briedis put heat on the Aussie, attacking relentlessly in the second half of the contest.

Once he saw his blood, Opetaia mentally crumbled, looking frightened. Seeing Briedis put the bully-like Opetaia in his place was an eye-opener. You could see the fear in Opetaias eyes.

Nyika will surely have seen the mental weakness in Opetaia and will attack him like a shark, not letting him have the way he normally does against the lesser fighters his promoters have matched him against. The punching power of Nyika is similar to that of Briedis, and aggressive style is also on the same level. He’s kryptonite for Opetaia.

“I’m prepared for anything. I don’t even know what I’m doing at the gym. They tell me times I got to be here,” said Jai Opetaia to the TCB Network. “I train at 9:30, 11:00 and 4:30 every day. I don’t even know what I’m doing. I just know the times I got to be here, and whatever they throw at me, I do the best I can.

“I don’t stick to a routine because if the routine doesn’t happen, then what? I’ve rolled up to fights before and not even warmed up. I’ve wrapped up my hands and walked straight out. These are the things you’ve got to be prepared for,” said Opetaia.




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