Huni vs Potgieter

Who won Huni vs Potgieter?

Justis Huni beat Shaun Potgieter by on Wednesday, January 8th, 2025, at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Justis Huni.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jai Opetaia's and David Nyika's clash for the IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship.

Huni vs Potgieter stats

Justis Huni stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Shaun Potgieter made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Justis Huni was the older man by 7 years, at 25 years old.

Both Justis Huni and Shaun Potgieter fought out of an orthodox stance.

Huni's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Potgieter's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2020, 3 years and 11 months later than Potgieter, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, totaling 78 compared to Potgieter's 43.

Justis Huni went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Huni vs Potgieter form

Huni remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Leandro Daniel Robutti on December 11, 2024, by in the 2nd round at Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley, Australia.

Prior to that, he had won against Troy Pilcher on July 25, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kevin Lerena on March 8, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had defeated Andrew Tabiti on October 28, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun, Mexico.

He had won against Kiki Toa Leutele on November 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nissan Arena, Nathan, Australia.

Activity check

Huni's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Huni vs Potgieter start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia, which was 5:00 AM EST or 2:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Huni vs Potgieter?

Huni vs Potgieter was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Huni vs Potgieter?

Justis Huni was a 1/50 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Shaun Potgieter made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.