After Tim Tszyu and Jason Moloney suffered defeats in recent months, no Australian male currently holds a world championship belt with any of boxing's four major sanctioning bodies.
Cruiserweight Jai Opetaia, who holds The Ring cruiserweight title, has a chance to change that when he rematches Mairis Briedis in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, May 18 (Sunday, May 19 in Australia).
Featuring as part of the "Ring Of Fire" card headlined by the undisputed heavyweight world championship bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, Opetaia looks to reclaim the IBF belt he vacated in difficult circumstances last year.
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Last time they met, in July 2022, Opetaia upset Briedis to win the IBF world title, fighting through a badly broken jaw to claim a unanimous decision victory.
Can the 28-year-old southpaw emphatically close this chapter or will Latvia's Briedis become a four-time champion at 200-pounds?
Here's what time the action is due to go down in Australia:
What time is Jai Opetaia vs. Mairis Briedis 2 in Australia?
The Ring Of Fire card goes down in the early hours of the morning on Sunday, May 19.
The main card is due to kick off at 2am AEST, with the main event expected to begin around 8am.
Opetaia's is the penultimate fight on the card.
All times are approximate and will depend on the length of the earlier bouts.
| Main card | Opetaia vs. Briedis 2 | Fury vs. Usyk | |
| AEST | 2:00am | 7:00am | 8:00am |
| ACST | 1:30am | 6:30am | 7:30am |
| AWST | 12:00am | 5:00am | 6:00am |
Here's how to watch all the action from "Ring Of Fire" in Australia:
How to watch Jai Opetaia vs. Mairis Briedis 2 in Australia: TV channel, live stream
Fans in Australia can tune into all the action from the Ring Of Fire card live on streaming platform DAZN.
The event is a pay-per-view, which means existing DAZN subscribers in Australia will need to pay an additional $34.99.
Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk fight card
- Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk for the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight titles
- Jai Opetaia vs. Mairis Briedis for the vacant IBF cruiserweight title
- Joe Cordina (c) vs. Anthony Cacace for the IBF super featherweight title
- Frank Sanchez vs. Agit Kabayel; Heavyweight
- Moses Itauma vs. Ilija Mezencev; Heavyweight
- Mark Chamberlain vs. Joshua Wahab; Lightweight
- Sergey Kovalev vs. Robin Sirawn Safar; Light heavyweight
- Daniel Lapin vs. Octavio Pudivtr; Light heavyweight
- David Nyika vs. Michael Seitz; Cruiserweight
- Isaac Lowe vs. Hasibullah Ahmadi; Featherweight