The Ring's No. 4-rated cruiserweight contender Ryan Rozicki believes that while Jai Opetaia is perhaps the division's top dog at present, his performance against Huseyin Cinkara shows there are still chinks in the Aussie's armour to exploit - and he'd love a chance to do just that.

In a tougher-than-expected battle Saturday on Australia’s Gold Coast, Opetaia delivered a left hand that rendered the underdog unconscious.

Cinkara doesn't have any noteworthy opponents on his resume and will be stepping up several levels with this matchup.

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.