Opetaia Knocks Out Cinkara in the 8th Round

On December 6 in Australia, an IBF Cruiserweight title fight took place. 30-year-old Jai Opetaia defended his belt against 40-year-old German fighter Hussein Cinkara.

The bout ended in the eighth round — Opetaia knocked his opponent out with a single left hand shot, KO 8.

It was the third defense of the title for Opetaia (29-0, 23 KOs). In his previous two fights, he won in the fourth and fifth rounds. For Cinkara (23-1, 19 KOs), it was the first loss of his career.