“That’s Absolutely Mental Against a Dude Who Outstruck Usyk”: Fans Stunned as Boxer With a Broken Jaw Defeats Rival in a Bloody Title Fight
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Boxing is a combat sport that comes with its apparent consequences. Every time a boxer enters the ring, he leaves with bumps and wounds. This dangerous sport can even turn fatal, as we have seen in the past. Let’s take a look at a recent bout, which was a bloodbath.
Jai Opetaia and Mairis Briedis went to war on July 2 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Australia. The fight was a sensational display of wrath and fire. Both the fighters made a damaging impact on each other, the latter even cracked his opponent’s jaw in the second round because of the fighters’ devastating collisions with one another. On the other hand, the Latvian boxer got his nose bleeding in round 4. The winner was eventually determined to be an Australian Opetaia. The 27-year-old was crowned the new IBF and The Ring World Cruiserweight champion.
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The fight had been postponed two times before. For the first time, the Latvian boxer tested positive for Covid-19. Furthermore, the second time Opetaia pulled out because of an injury. But the fight finally took place, and it was really worth the wait. The winner’s jaw was severely damaged, and as a result, he was unable to talk all that much. He quickly departed the post-fight press conference to receive medical attention.
Reactions from the epic ‘The valiant struggle between Mairis Briedis and Jai Opetaia’
The Australian boxer quickly became the talk of the town, making big headlines. Even his broken jaw could not stop him from showing how pure an athlete he is. Opetaia was proving his dominance since the first round itself. On the other side of the ring was another tough challenger who only lost one bout in his professional career against Ukrainian phenom Oleksandr Usyk. Let’s take a look at what fans had to say about this brutal showdown.
Looks like his still all smiles on the x-Ray, damn this guy is tough.
— Clint (@HeyGuyReadThis) July 3, 2022
Not many fighters would possess the mental strength to keep fighting with that injury , crazy .
— Shaun McNamara (@ShaunMcNamara) July 3, 2022
Amazing stuff!! This fight will go down in boxing history
— Cliff McGrath (@cliffymate) July 3, 2022
That's absolutely mental against a dude who outstruck Usyk.
— Gabreil Phillips (@takiphillips) July 3, 2022
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Hopefully it doesn’t hamper his career from this point on
— Dan 🇦🇺 (@EnLieten_) July 3, 2022
Apparently, fans are all praises and claps for the Australian champion. He gave his opponent the second defeat of his career after Usyk.
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Ajinkya Aswale