Jai Opetaia vs David Nyika: Live Stream, Betting Odds & Fight Card

IBF and Ring Magazine cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia (26-0, 20 KOs) is headlining an event in his home country of Australia in a card that streams on Wednesday early morning here in the States. The 29-year-old Aussie has some big unification fights on the horizon but must first get past the hard-hitting, undefeated David Nyika (10-0, 9 KOs).

Opetaia is coming off a 2024 campaign that saw him glove up twice as he scored a unanimous decision over Mairis Breidis and a TKO over Jack Massey. Turki Alalshikh is high on Opetaia and wants to see him in fights against the other champions, with a super fight against unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk potentially on the horizon.

Nyika showcased himself well in May, scoring a fourth-round TKO over Michael Seitz in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The 29-year-old from New Zealand, who now resides in Australia, has only been a pro for 4 years, but he has been fast-tracked and now has the opportunity of a lifetime. Can he capitalize off it given that he is a heavy odds underdog going into Wednesday’s fight on DAZN?

The King Comes Home 🇦🇺👑

🎥 @jaiopetaia1 #OpetaiaNyika | Jan 8 | Live on DAZN pic.twitter.com/ItiZbjCicJ

— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) January 2, 2025

JAI OPETAIA VS DAVID NYIKA BETTING ODDS

Per DraftKings SportsBook, Jai Opetaia is the favorite at -1000, and David Nyika is the underdog at +650.

Jai Opetaia: TKO/KO -300; Decision +340

Draw: +2000

David Nyika: TKO/KO +1000; Decision +1800

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JAI OPETAIA VS DAVID NYIKA DATE, START TIME

• Date: Wednesday, January 8
• Start time: 3:00 a.m. ET / 12:00 a.m. PT
• Main event ringwalks (approx): 6:00 a.m. ET / 3:00 a.m. PT

These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights. 

WHAT CHANNEL/STREAM IS JAI OPETAIA VS DAVID NYIKA?

• U.S.: DAZN
• UK:   DAZN

JAI OPETAIA VS DAVID NYIKA FIGHT CARD

• Jai Opetaia (c) vs. David Nyika; cruiserweight, for the IBF title
• Justis Huni vs. Shaun Potgeiter; heavyweight
• Ben Mahoney vs. Fan Zhang; super welterweight
• Austin Aokuso vs. Habib Ahmed; light heavyweight
• Max McIntyre vs. Abdulselam Saman; super middleweight
• Billy McAllister vs. Jordan Towns; light heavyweight

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