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With less than three weeks to go until his bout with Mairis Briedis, Jai Opetaia says he will build a "new generation of greatness" in the welterweight division by defeating Meris Briedis.
Almost two years ago, young Jay Opetaya won the IBF welterweight World Title by defeating Merris Bridis on Australia's Gold Coast. However, in the subsequent title defense, Jay Opetaya has been criticized for his poor quality, beating Jordan Thompson and Ellis Zorro.
Speaking about his rematch with Meris Bridis, Jay Opethaya said he didn't train in any particular way. "A lot of things are still the same, the same old things, the same things that eat, sleep, train," Jay Opetaya said. It was a pleasure that we were invited to Tyson Fury's bootcamp. We've met a lot in training camp and we've worked hard together to try to be everything, and it's a great feeling. ”
Unlike Jay Opetaya, Meris Bridis' career is currently at a standstill, and he hasn't competed since losing his World Title to Jay Opetaya. Although the IBF repeatedly asked the two men to play a rematch, it never came to fruition.
"I believe Merris Bridis still has fighting spirit in his heart. I felt that the first time I won him, we were all trying, I broke his nose, he broke mine, but we all fought until the last minute of the match, he was bloodied all over my face and my jaw was almost knocked off. This time I'm going to end his career and get him out of the ring with a bang. I have a lot of respect for him in the ring, but I've done my homework and he's not as good as he used to be, and like I said before the first fight, Meris Bridis is a great fighter, but I'm the next great successor. Now I'm going to prove it. Jay Opetaya stressed to reporters.
"When no one knew who I was, I watched Meris Bridis and Oleksandr Usyk fight to improve my experience. At that time, I was always thinking about how to improve my ranking and one day be able to compete with them. Now, I'm going to fight Merris Bridis for the second time, and I'm going to give it my all, like I said, it's my time. Jay Opetaya told reporters.
In the interview, Jay Opetaya told reporters that he not only represents himself in this game, but also represents his entire family. "I've been boxing all my life," he said. I was born to box, I fought my first fight when I was eight years old, and I spent my teenage years in a boxing gym. I have a pure boxing pedigree, from my dad's side, I'm a fourth-generation boxer, and from my mom's side, I'm also a third-generation boxer. I can say that boxing is everything to me and everything to my family. ”
Considering that Latvian fighter Meris Bridis has started to decline in recent years, Jay Opethaya shouldn't have much of a problem beating Meris Bridis again.