Reputable promoter Eddie Hearn said that IBF heavyweight title holder Jay Opetaya can defeat Ukrainian Alexander Usyk.
The expert believes that the Australian needs to collect the belts, and then he will be able to challenge Usik.
“Probably Opetaya is the only fighter who, in my opinion, can really compete with Usyk. He needs to prove his merits to the entire heavyweight division.
Look what Usik has achieved. Now he wants money fights, so if we can convince someone like Turki Al ash-Sheikh that Opetaia vs Usyk is a classic, then maybe it will happen,” Hearn was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail..
Previously, coach Bakole chose an opponent for Usyk.