On January 8, 2025, a 29-year-old David Nyika (10-0, 9 KOs) got a shot at the cruiserweight The Ring and IBF title held by 29-year-old Australian boxer Jai Opetaia (26-0, 20 KOs).
Nyika came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 25 days. Opetaia was on a 26-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 27 days.
Jai Opetaia stopped David Nyika via KO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring and IBF cruiserweight titles. Opetaia improves his record to 27-0 (21 KOs), while Nyika adds a loss to his record at 10-1.