Overview

• Jai Opetaia retained his IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles with a fifth-round stoppage of unbeaten Claudio Squeo at the Gold Coast Convention Centre on June 8, extending his record to 28-0.
• He softened Squeo with body shots in the fourth round before landing a decisive right hook in the fifth that likely fractured his challenger’s jaw.
• Opetaia is expected to earn between $400,000 and $500,000 for the DAZN-broadcast title defense, bolstering his growing pay-per-view earnings.
• Opetaia and manager Mick Francis will travel to Los Angeles later this month to sit ringside at Ramirez’s WBA and WBO title defense on Jake Paul’s undercard as they negotiate unification terms.
• The undercard featured rising Australian talents—Conor Wallace, Max McIntyre and Austin Aokuso—highlighting the depth of the Gold Coast boxing showcase.