Australia’s Justis Huni will struggle Shaun Potgieter on the undercard of Jai Opetaia-Huseyin Cinkara on January 8.
Huni, 25, stopped Leandro Daniel Robutti in Brisbane on Thursday, and his crew have responded shortly to function him on the identical promotion because the IBF cruiserweight title struggle between Opetaia and his obligatory challenger on the Gold Coast Conference Centre in Queensland, Australia.
“I’m actually wanting ahead to persevering with my climb to the highest of the division,” Huni mentioned. “A busy fighter is a cheerful fighter, and this shall be my second struggle in a month.
“Shaun is a troublesome problem. He’s a powerful man with a great punch. I’ll must be switched on and do what I do greatest. I’m wanting ahead to displaying what I’ve been engaged on.
“I need to excite the followers. I’ve been having fun with knocking my opponents out currently, and I’m punching with unhealthy intentions each time. Folks come to see motion, and I’m able to ship.”
Potgieter, of South Africa, has gained every of his two fights in 2024, and he mentioned: “All I can say is I’m not flying midway world wide to come back and lose. God is giving me all the things I want for victory. I’ll be greater than prepared.”
Mick Francis, of Tasman Fighters and Huni’s promoter, added: “This bout shall be all motion. Each of those heavyweights don’t like going the gap. We expect struggle followers are going to benefit from the conflict of those large males.”
