Jai Opetaia eager to show his progress ahead of his rematch vs. Mairis Briedis

Ring cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia (24-0, 19 KOs) could be forgiven for being sick of the thought of Mairis Briedis (28-2, 20 KOs).

A rematch with the 39-year-old Latvian veteran has been on the cards ever since Opetaia overcame a late rally from Briedis and two separate fractures to his jaw to wrest the IBF title away from the champion via unanimous decision on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia in July 2022.

Previous efforts to pair up the 28-year-old Australian southpaw...