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Heavyweight contender Justis Huni (12-0, 7 KOs) scored a simple second-round TKO over Shaun Potgieter (10-2, 7 KOs) on Wednesday evening on the undercard of Jai Opetaia vs. David Nyika on the Gold Coast Conference Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia.
Huni’s Energy Show
Huni, 25, damage the South African Potgieter with a looping proper hand to the pinnacle in spherical two. He then landed a number of extra heavy photographs, and referee Phil Austin stepped in and stopped the competition. The time of the stoppage was at 0:33 of spherical two.
The Australian, Huni, seemed gradual however highly effective along with his proper hand. He didn’t have to fret about something getting back from Potgieter, which was fortunate for him. It might be fascinating to know why Potgieter was chosen for Huni as a result of he didn’t look in form and seemed fairly previous.
Huni had actually struggled to beat Kevin Lerena final yr in March and was getting lit up by him all through their 10-round struggle. He barely gained that struggle. Tonight was extra about giving Huni a softer opponent for him to look good.
It’s too early to understand how far Huni can go within the sport. He’s obtained to get ranked excessive sufficient for a world title shot to get a pleasant payday. He doesn’t look able to struggle the large canines within the division, like IBF champion Daniel Dubois.
“The more active I am the better I’ll get. I’ve got some injuries to take care of, but as soon as possible, I’ll get back in the ring,” Justis Huni stated to DAZN following his second-round knockout of Shaun Potgieter on Wednesday evening.
“I’ll leave it up to my team. They’ve done a good job with me so far. I believe I can go all the way.”
It might be good to see Justis tackle Moses Itauma. That might be a enjoyable struggle between the 2 laborious punchers. They’re each related with the best way they plod ahead on gradual toes, and being simple to hit.
“This guy is almost there. You’ve got another potential heavyweight champion in Justis Huni. He’s top 15 across three governing bodies,” stated Eddie Hearn. “The energy and conditioning staff has executed an awesome job. The velocity is again.
“The arrogance is again. Like he stated, he’s getting over a bit of damage. You’ll see him again in a number of months. A large 2025 for Justis Huni.
