Heavyweight prospect Teremoana Jnr was supposed to be fighting on Sunday in Australia. Instead, he will have a different fight date, opponent and continent.
Teremoana, 7-0 (7 KOs), was originally scheduled to fight Jaipal Singh, 6-0 (4 KOs), on the June 8 undercard of Jai Opetaia-Claudio Squeo in Broadbeach, Australia.
But Singh has withdrawn from the bout, according to Matchroom Boxing, which co-promotes Teremoana. So the company has shifted Teremoana to its next big show – the June 14 date in New York City headlined by junior-welterweight titleholder Richardson Hitchins defending against George Kambosos Jnr.
Teremoana’s new opponent has not yet been announced.
Teremoana, a 27 year old from Australia, turned pro in late 2020 but has also kept one foot on the amateur side of the sport. In the 2024 Olympics he won one bout before losing to another pro-Olympian hybrid, Bakhodir Jalolov, who went on to win his second super-heavyweight gold medal.
The 6ft 6ins Teremoana has fought twice so far in 2025 – both first-round knockout wins, taking out the 11-1-1 Osasu Otobo in January and the 12-5 James Singh in March.