Nika’s blueprint to defeat Opetaia: Pressure and power

David Nyika says he is ready to defeat IBF lightweight champion Jai Opetaia in next week's fight on January 8 at the Gold Coast Convention Center in Broadbeach, Australia Opetaia), thereby “shocking the world.”

This fight will be just as tough for Opetaia (26-0, 20 KOs) as his two fights against Maris Briedis, if not for Donika (10-0, 9 KOs) Bring on the pressure and he might lose the game. The 29-year-old, 6-foot-6 Nyika will likely beat everyone Opetaia has faced in his nine-year career and do something similar.

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Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn hopes the 29-year-old Opetaia can win the fight as he looks to build pressure for Jai to land a shot at unified heavyweight champion Alexander Usyk in 2025 (Oleksandr Usyk) Playing a commercial level game.

“I'm a whole new animal, come January 8th, you'll see,” David Nyika told Matchroom Boxing about his fight with IBF lightweight champion Jay ·Jai Opetaia's match. “I don’t think Oppetay is going to give up without a fight. The Ring Magazine and the IBF lightweight title, I’m going to take them home.

“It would be amazing to have a fight in his backyard. I always perform better when I'm under pressure and the odds are slim. So, it's David versus Goliath. For anybody, he's Is the lightweight king.

“Let's shock the world. I will do everything I can to achieve my goal. A new champion has emerged,” Nika said.

Nica already had a blueprint for defeating Opetaia: hit him hard, apply pressure, and never let him breathe for even a second. Opetaia's style was partly modeled on Dmitry Bivol, whom he admired. When he is attacked, he will run away.

Last May, during Opetaia's rematch with Maris Briedis, we saw a fighter who didn't like getting hit and would react with fear when he started taking punishment. If Nika could attack Opetaia more aggressively, he could break him and leave him mentally broken. The white flag of surrender will be raised on the flagpole of Opetaia.

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