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THE WEEK

From Jai to pie

IT WAS Wednesday when The Week checked in with world’s cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia to discuss preparations for his December 23 Riyadh showdown with Ellis Zorro and also see what he thought of Chris Billam-Smith’s WBO title defence against Mateusz Masternak

“Good fight, eh?” said Opetaia of Sunday’s tussle. “I’m not sure how it goes. Masternak is very experienced, has been around for a long time and is a good boxer. He’s a bit long in the tooth but those old bulls have still got it. Then Chris Billam-Smith is tough, he always comes to fight and it’s hard to beat someone who doesn’t want to lose. I hope it’s a good fight for the crowd and I hope whoever wins reaches out so we can make that fight happen.”

On the subject of CBS, around official Instagram on Wednesday morning by branding it a ‘4/10 snack’ and declaring: “they are so dead”.

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