Jai Opetaia vs. Claudio Squeo live results, round-by-round updates, ring walks, start time for IBF cruiserweight world title fight
Jai Opetaia and Claudio Squeo face off for the IBF cruiserweight title at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Queensland, Australia. ()
Uncrowned has Jai Opetaia vs. Claudio Squeo live results, round-by-round updates, highlights, ring walks and start time for the Opetaia vs. Squeo fight card on Sunday morning at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Queensland, Australia. Opetaia defends his IBF cruiserweight title in the main event.
Opetaia (27-0, 21 KOs) makes his second appearance of 2025 following a brutal stoppage win over David Nyika in January.
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Claudio Squeo (17-0, 9 KOs) isn't the opponent Opetaia wanted to land at this stage of his career, but the champion will have to be mindful of slipping against a relatively unknown operator who is fighting outside of Italy for the first time in his eight-year career.
Nicknamed "The Red Bull," Squeo's career has been inspired by Russell Crowe's movie "Cinderella Man" — and he'll be looking to write a blockbuster of his own on Australian soil.
The IBF champion, Opetaia, has been eyeing unification fights at the 200-pound limit since winning the title in 2022, with Gilberto Ramirez and Badou Jack as the other recognized champions in the division.
The co-main event features light heavyweight action between Conor Wallace (15-1, 11 KOs) and Dylan Colin (14-1, 4 KOs). Wallace, a southpaw fighting out of Queensland, Australia, is rarely in a dull contest, and will be looking to make a statement against the Frenchman in a bid to climb up to world level.
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Elsewhere on the main card, we have super welterweight action between the unbeaten Ben Mahoney (15-0-1, 8 KOs) and Venezuela's Eddy Colmenares (9-2-1, 9 KOs) for the IBF's vacant Inter-Continental strap at 154 pounds — a fight that looks to be well matched on paper.
Also, Tyler Blizzard (9-0, 4 KOs) and Rocky Ogden (7-2, 5 KOs) throw it down in the featherweight division, looking to grab the IBF's vacant Pan Pacific title.
The Opetaia vs. Squeo prelims begin at 2:30 a.m. ET and can be watched on Uncrowned below.
The main card begins at 5 a.m. ET on DAZN, with main-event ring walks expected around 7 a.m. ET.
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Follow all of the action with Uncrowned's live results, highlights and play-by-play of the main card below.
Main Card (5 a.m. ET, DAZN)
IBF cruiserweight world title: Jai Opetaia vs. Claudio Squeo
Light heavyweight: Conor Wallace vs. Dylan Colin
Super welterweight: Ben Mahoney vs. Eddy Colmenares
Featherweight: Tyler Blizzard vs Rocky Ogden
Prelims (2:30 a.m. ET, Watch via Uncrowned)
Welterweight: Danny Keating vs. Blake Minto
Super middleweight: Max McIntyre vs. Ricaia Warren
Women's featherweight: Mariah Turner vs. Leah Reuben
Light heavyweight: Austin Aokuso vs. Ikenna Enyi
Super middleweight: Xavier Fletcher vs. Alivereti Dodomo
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