Eleven months after they were originally slated to fight, Ring and IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia will round out 2025 with another homecoming defence against mandatory challenger Huseyin Cinkara on December 6 in Queensland, Australia.

Ring cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia is ready to pay his mandatory challenger step-aside money in order to pursue a winter fight with Chris Billam-Smith, reports in Australia have claimed.

Huseyin Cinkara (23-0, 19 KOs) will likely get his shot after being reordered to negotiate terms earlier this week. The German native, 40, isn't well-known and doesn't have a significant victory but is the IBF's No. 1 contender.