What time is the Jai Opetaia vs. David Nyika fight today? Ringwalks, running order, streaming, how to watch on DAZN

Jai Opetaia mounts the latest defence of his IBF cruiserweight title in front of a home crowd when he meets David Nyika in a Trans-Tasman encounter today, live on DAZN.

The Central Coast fighter will fly the flag for Australian boxing against the unbeaten New Zealander, who has stepped in at short notice to replace the injured Huseyin Cinkara.

It marks a glorious opportunity for the Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist, with both men unbeaten - but the latter will hope victory can push him onwards to bigger fish in 2025.

Here is everything you need to know ahead of Jai Opetaia vs. David Nyika.

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Jai Opetaia vs. David Nyika fight date, start time

Jai Opetaia and David Nyika's fight night card and the DAZN live broadcast will begin at 7am GMT; 2am ET;  5pm AEST; 8pm NZDT

Opetaia and Nyika will then step into the ring at 12pm GMT; 7am; 10pm AEST; 1am NZDT

• Date: Wednesday, January 8
• Event start Time: 7am GMT; 2am ET; 5pm AEST; 8pm NZDT
• Jai Opetaia vs. David Nyika main event ringwalks (approx): 12pm GMT; 7am ET; 10pm AEST; 1am NZDT

How to watch Jai Opetaia vs. David Nyika?

Jai Opetaia vs. David Nyika and the whole fight card will be stream live on DAZN in over 200 countries across the globe.

In Australia and New Zealand the fight will be available on DAZN PPV for a one-off cost. For the UK, US and rest of the world, this fight is part of the regular DAZN subscription.

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Jai Opetaia vs. David Nyika fight card

• Jai Opetaia (c) vs David Nyika; IBF & RING Magazine Cruiserweight title
• Justis Huni vs Shaun Potgeiter; IBF Pan Pacific & WBO Global Heavyweight title
• Max McIntyre vs Abdulselam Saman; IBF Youth Super Middleweight title
• Ben Mahoney vs Fan Zhang; IBF Pan Pacific Super Welterweight title 
• Teremona Jnr vs Osabu Otobo; Heavyweight
• Taylah Gentzan vs Shauna Browne; Super lightweight
• Tony Ingham vs Runqi Zhou; Featherweight
• Billy McAllister vs Jordan Towns; Light heavyweight

Where is the Jai Opetaia vs. David Nyika fight?

The fight is set to be held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, located in the Gold Coast of Australia, and a familiar venue to Opetaia and his fans.

It was here that the star won the IBF title for the first time by unanimous decision against Mairis Briedis in 2022, and he returns now after multiple fights in London and Riyadh.

The venue will be used at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games as a volleyball venue, and has also hosted concerts by acts such as Cold Chisel, Keith Urban and Nick Cave.

Jai Opetaia record and bio

• Nationality:  Australian
• Date of birth:  June 30, 1995
• Height:  6' 2"
• Reach:  76"
• Total fights: 26
• Record:  26-0 (20 KOs)

David Nyika record and bio

• Nationality:  New Zealander
• Date of birth: August 7, 1995
• Height: 6' 6"
• Reach:  79"
• Total fights: 10  
• Record: 10-0 (9 KOs)

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