The frustrated Jai Opetoi will have to wait to harmonize his global boxing lanes, but he undertook not to underestimate his next opponent in what the Australian called the fight “stay busy”.
IBF and Master Ring Cruiser in Libra, Opitaia (27-0) -australia present in Australia for pounds for pounds No. 1-they are involved with the undefeated Italian Claudio Squeo (17-0) May 13 on Gold Coast.
Voluntary defense, confirmed on Friday [AEDT]He comes after the Opetoi camp pressed the hit of unification with the star Mexican Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez.
Ramirez has WBA and WBO stripes, and Odetaa desperately fights for them, he was unable to provide any union duels from the first winning titles three years ago.
The Italian is arranged by IBF on issue 14 in the circuitous weight classification and does not appear in the top ten of the ring.
“It’s bull —-. They should fight the best,” said Odetaa Dazn after confirming his fight.
“I have two belts, he (Ramirez) has two belts, I want to press on this fight.
“It just doesn’t make sense to me, why it didn’t cross the line … The only reason for me would be that he tilted.
“We really press these uniform fights, but I can only do that.
“This is another” Stay “fight that I don’t take lightly.
“I am chasing Zurdo. My eyes are closed on them (uniform fights), now this guy is on the road and we have to remove him.”
Opetoa made a huge statement in its last defense, brutally throwing the modern Zealand Challenger David Nyika in the fourth round at Gold Coast.
Jai Opetoi (on the left) stands when the judge counts David Nyika. The bronze Olympic medalist Nyika fought in three weeks of notice after the mandatory claimant Huseyin Cinkary withdrew with ankle injury.
The 29 -year -old Otetai shocked the master of Miris Bledis to win the lanes for the first time in 2022, despite the end of the fight with the jaw broken in two places.
Since then, he fought only five times, including a rematch with Bliedis, injuries and negotiations of negotiations contributing to the refusal to the Australian great duels he wants.
Promoter Eddie Hearn is the optimist that he will secure this fight this year, and Ramirez will probably fulfill his mandatory defense of WBA against Yuniel Dorticos.
“But there are ways around him (fighting with a compulsory opponent) and I just don’t know if they want to throw ankle (against Opetoi),” said Ramirez’s caution.
“We don’t want to walk on the water, but they would like to get on the ring with him to other fighters.
“We know that great fights are coming … And the events of Gold Coast are wild and we want to go back there.”