Patrick McKendry

David Nyika's cruiserweight world title fight against Jai Opetaia - a Kiwi v Aussie showdown on the Gold Coast next month – has been officially confirmed.

The Kiwi cruiserweight says the title fight against Aussie Jai Opetaia on the Gold Coast next month was too good an opportunity to turn down.

Oleksandr Usyk has retained his heavyweight world championship titles by defeating Tyson Fury by unanimous decision in Riyadh today.

New Zealand boxer David Nyika has displayed his height advantage over Australian rival Jai Opetaia in a face-off two days before their IBF world cruiserweight championship fight on the Gold Coast today.

The trans-Tasman rivals locked eyes and then touched heads after the weigh-in for the IBF and Ring Magazine world cruiserweight championship.

Australian world cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia has retained his titles by knocking New Zealander David Nyika out cold in the fourth round of their bout on the Gold Coast early this morning.

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has backed New Zealander Joseph Parker to beat Daniel Dubois in their IBF world title fight in Saudi Arabia next month.

Richie Mo'unga will remain with Japanese club Toshiba for the entirety of his three-year contract, meaning a return to the All Blacks will not come until the middle of next year at the earliest.

Everyone involved in the negotiations to bring Richie Mo'unga home from Japan early will have learned important lessons throughout a very public

New Zealander Mea Motu has lost her IBO world super bantamweight title to English rival Ellie Scotney this morning in a bruising encounter that went the full 10 rounds.