Gold Coast, Australia – when it comes to who has the unofficial crown of the best boxer in Australia, there is Jai Odetaa, and then everyone is playing catching up.
The invincible 29-year-old Bruiser from Zong on the middle coast of the Up-to-date South Wales has having having the fact that in the last 36 months, collecting and constantly defending himself, both IBF and the title Ring titles in the ward ward in the circulatory weight, while rising to the top of the ESPN cruise weight rankings. Now the next logical step is a shot in infrequent union.
The Mexican star Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez has WBO and WBA belts in a cracked division, but the bite of struggles between him and Odetaia has not yet been agreed, despite the ongoing push from the Australians and his camp. However, speculation still swirled that the September fight in Las Vegas.
In the meantime, Opetoa (27-0, 21 KO) will place his titles on the line this weekend in “Stay-Busy”, voluntary defense against uninhabited Claudio Squeo (17-0, 9 KO) at Convention and Exhibition Center, a compact ride from the training base in Broadbeach, Queensland.
“I am chasing Zurdo. My eyes are closed on them (uniform fights). The best should be the fight against the best,” said Odetaa in leading with Squeo. “Now this guy is on the road and we have to remove it. None of them matters unless I deal with business [against Squeo]. “
The fight between OPETAI and SQUEO was originally scheduled for May 13, but was forced to postpone three and a half weeks to June 8 due to a “tiny injury” suffered by the master at the last stage of the training camp. Opetoa has now returned to full fitness and is ready to submit more misery to her latest pretender, who has fought only once in the last 20 months and never outside of his family Italy.
“Guys like him, they have nothing to lose and everything to gain,” said Odetaa about Squeo, moments after the couple first met. “On the stage I could say that he was a bit nervous, but when it leaves, elderly, you f — nervousness become perilous.
“He will be swift, shaken, he threw bombs and tries to take off his head. And that’s why I paired many compact, perilous guys. I have to remain patient. I am a world -class warrior.”
The last fight of Otetai was also at this place at Gold Coast. On January 8, he made a statement with the dominant knockout of the fourth round of the highly authenticated Up-to-date Zealander David Nyiki, his fourth victory in the distance in the last five fights. The place is also a scene where Opetoi for the first time became a boxing world champion, winning a rugged decision over the Latvian star of Miris Bliedis in mid -20122.
Between these fights, Australian Southpaw crushed the talented British couple Jordan Thompson and Ellis Zorro, won a rematch against Bliedis, also a unanimous decision, and stopped the title of Commonwealth Cruiser at Jack Massey.
If Opetoa adds the name Squeo to its list of victims on Sunday evening, the unification of the circuitous weight in the back half of the year will not look more and more likely, but almost impossible to avoid Ramirez.
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