When is Jai Opetaia vs. Claudio Squeo?

Jai Opetaia vs. Claudio Squeo is on Sunday, June 8. The main broadcast begins at 5 a.m. ET (10 a.m. BST). A preliminary stream begins at 3:30 a.m. ET (8:30 a.m. BST).

Jai Opetaia vs. Claudio Squeo is streaming on DAZN.

Where is Jai Opetaia vs. Claudio Squeo?

Jai Opetaia vs. Claudio Squeo is taking place at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Australia.

Who is Jai Opetaia?

Opetaia, 27-0 (21 KOs), is making the sixth defense of his lineal cruiserweight and Ring Magazine championships, as well as the fourth defense of his IBF belt (split between two reigns). He wants unification matches at 200lbs but has been taking keep-busy bouts in the meantime.

The 29-year-old from Gold Coast, Australia, is at least keeping busy at home: This is his second straight fight at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Opetaia first won those titles in July 2022, when he defeated Mairis Briedis by unanimous decision. But he made only one defense of the IBF belt before ditching it, swayed instead by the big payday he received to fly to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to face Ellis Zorro in December 2023.

Opetaia remained the lineal and Ring champion all the while and then regained the still-vacant IBF title in May 2024, back again in Riyadh, earning it with another unanimous decision over Briedis. He fought in Saudi Arabia one more time in October, stopping Jack Massey in six rounds.

Opetaia was originally supposed to defend in January against the unheralded Huseyin Cinkara, 22-0 (18 KOs), whom the IBF somehow decided was worthy of being its mandatory contender. Cinkara had to pull out with an ankle injury. Instead, Opetaia knocked out the 10-0 David Nyika in the fourth round. This fight with Squeo was originally scheduled for May 13 but was postponed by about four weeks when Opetaia suffered a minor injury in April.

The Cinkara defense still looms. WBC titleholder Badou Jack is tied up with a mandated rematch against Noel Mikaelyan. Unified WBA/WBO titleholder Gilberto Ramirez will defend against Yuniel Dorticos on the June 28 undercard of Jake Paul-Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr. Assuming Opetaia handles Squeo on Sunday, will he be able to land a big fight before 2025 is over?

Who is Claudio Squeo?

Squeo, 17-0 (9 KOs), is a 34-year-old from Italy who is ranked No. 14 by the IBF. He is nicknamed “The Red Bull” due to his hair color but sadly has not yet earned a sponsorship from the beverage company.

Squeo will be fighting outside of his home country for the first time, and this will also be his first bout scheduled for 12 rounds. Four of his bouts have been scheduled 10-rounders, and the longest any of his fights have gone was a 10-round unanimous decision over the 17-2-1 Niklas Rasanen in April 2024. Squeo had to get off the canvas early in that bout with Rasanen. He faced much less friction in his most recent outing, a second-round TKO of the 16-18-2 Orlando de Jesus Estrada in October.

What other fights are on the undercard of Jai Opetaia vs. Claudio Squeo?

The undercard includes light heavyweight prospect Conor Wallace, 15-1 (11 KOs), against Dylan Colin, 14-1 (4 KOs); and heavyweight prospect and 2024 Olympian Teremoana Jnr, 7-0 (7 KOs), against Jaipal Singh, 6-0 (4 KOs).

Also scheduled are separate bouts featuring junior middleweight Ben Mahoney, 15-0-1 (8 KOs); featherweight Tyler Blizzard, 9-0 (4 KOs); welterweight Danny Keating, 9-0 (5 KOs); super middleweight Max McIntyre, 7-0 (6 KOs); light heavyweight Austin Aokuso, 8-0 (3 KOs); and super middleweight Xavier Fletcher, 5-0 (4 KOs).

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