Jai Opetaia is the new IBF cruiserweight champion of the world after an epic unanimous decision (116-112 x2, 115-113) win over Mairis Briedis on the Gold Coast on Saturday night.
The Aussie showed no signs of nerves in his first title fight, starting the stronger of the pair as he controlled the bout superbly.
Briedis wouldn't die wondering however and found his range later in the fight, timing Opetaia with power right hands and uppercuts.
Opetaia said his jaw was broken by an uppercut in the second round before another shot in the 11th aggravated it further.
Incredibly, he was able to tough it out to the final bell and become Australia's only male world title holder.
Five years to the day since Jeff Horn upset Manny Pacquiao in Brisbane, Australia has another world champion.
Take a look at our round-by-round wrap below.
Opetaia vs. Briedis live results, updates
Follow along with our unofficial scorecard.
Round 12: A close final round but Briedis takes it with the greater activity. The Aussie should get the nod here.
SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Briedis (116-112 Opetaia)
Round 11: Another round for Briedis. He's timing the counter uppercut and power right well now. We were told Opetaia had a granite chin and it's been on display these past two rounds. If Opetaia can get to the bell, he should win. 10-9 Briedis (107-102 Opetaia)
Round 10: Big round for the champion. He's not going down without a fight. Briedis lands a couple of good right hands a flush uppercut which Opetaia eats well. The Aussie looked to fade slightly in that round. 10-9 Briedis (98-92 Opetaia)
Round 9: Opetaia rebounds well in the ninth. Close round but Opetaia the more active fighter. Briedis' right hand still the threat and he's still got plenty of heat behind. 10-9 Opetaia (89-82 Opetaia)
Round 8: By far Briedis' best round of the fight so far. Lands a series of power shots early on which definitely got Opetaia's attention but he had his wits about him quickly. Clear round for the champion. 10-9 Briedis (79-73 Opetaia)
Round 7: Briedis enjoys a nice little period in the middle of the round but Opetaia comes back with interest. Another left straight down the middle was probably the most significant punch of the fight but Briedis again clinches up. 10-9 Opetaia (70-63 Opetaia)
Round 6: Briedis' nose is pouring blood. The Latvian is struggling to get inside and Opetaia is controlling distance well. Backs him up several times again. 10-9 Opetaia (60-54 Opetaia)
Round 5: Opetaia is busting Briedis up. The Aussie is putting on a clinic as it stands. Landing jabs and finishing slick combos with left hands upstairs. 10-9 Opetaia (50-45 Opetaia)
Round 4: Huge round for Opetaia. Stuns Briedis late on with a left down the pipe but the Latvian is able to clinch and hold on for the round. Opetaia appears to have the edge when they box at range. A lead uppercut also found the target for Opetaia. 10-9 Opetaia (40-36 Opetaia)
Round 3: A close round but we give it to Opetaia again. Landed a nie counter hook but ate a right hand shortly after before giving a straight left right back. Had more joy with the uppercut. Briedis looks most comfortable when they trade in the pocket. 10-9 Opetaia (30-27 Opetaia)
Round 2: Another solid round for the local boy. Backs Briedis up with a 1-2 and times a solid uppercut counter. 10-9 Opetaia (20-18 Opetaia)
Round 1: Opetaia the more active of the pair in the opening round. The Aussie appears to be moving well and settling in to the fight well. Briedis looks to mount some attack later in the round but Opetaia avoids well. 10-9 Opetaia
10:49pm: Main event walkouts done. Anthems up now. Atmosphere in here has gone up 10 times.
10:24pm: Issac Hardman defeats Beau Hartas via first-round knockout. The heavy-handed Queenslander folded Hartas with a monster of a right right hand.
10:09pm: Conor Wallace defeats Faris Chavalier via split decision (98-92 x2, 94-96). Wallace did enough to take the decision after an entertaining bout.
9:13pm: Koen Mazoudier defeats Joel Camilleri via split decision (98-92, 99-92, 95-96). A repeat of the result the last time these two met back in November.
8:14pm: Taylah Robertson defeats Yoselin Fernandez via TKO in the 10th round. The Aussie put a serious beating on the ultra-tough Fernandez before finally securing the stoppage late in the bout.
7:32pm: Dana Coolwell defeats Lorenz Ladrada via fourth-round TKO. The Aussie hurt his opponent to the body and didn't miss the chance to finish the fight.
7:15pm: The first bout on the pay-per-view - Dana Coolwell vs. Lorenz Ladradra - is just about to start.
6:44pm: David Nyika defeats Louis Marsters via second-round TKO.
6:27pm: Miles Zalewski defeats Shiva Mishra via sixth-round TKO (corner stoppage).
Opetaia vs. Briedis start time
Doors to the venue open at 5:30pm, ahead of the first bout and start of the broadcast on Fox Sports at 6pm.
The event will start on Main Event at 7pm and fans can expect Opetaia and Briedis to fight after 10:30pm, depending on the length of the earlier bouts.
How to watch Opetaia vs. Briedis?
Opetaia vs. Briedis will be broadcast on Foxtel's pay-per-view service, Main Event.
Purchase the fight for $59.95 through Main Event here.
Prior to the pay-per-view portion of the event beginning at 7pm, fans can catch the action on Fox Sports 503 from 6pm.
Opetaia vs. Briedis live stream
Fans without Foxtel can still catch the event live on streaming service Kayo.
Click here to purchase the bout through Kayo.
The bout takes place on Saturday, July 2.
Doors to the venue open at 5:30pm, ahead of the first bout and start of the broadcast on Fox Sports at 6pm.
The event will start on Main Event at 7pm and fans can expect Opetaia and Briedis to fight around 10pm, depending on the length of the earlier bouts.
Opetaia vs. Briedis fight card
Get to know some of the undercard fighters
Mairis Briedis vs. Jai Opetaia - For the IBF cruiserweight world title
Issac Hardman vs. Beau Hartas - Middleweight
Faris Chevalier vs. Conor Wallace - Light-heavyweight
Joel Camilleri vs. Koen Mazoudier - Super-welterweight
Taylah Robertson vs. Yoselin Rodriguez - Super-flyweight
Dana Coolwell vs. Lorenz Ladrada - Featherweight
David Nyika vs. Louis Marsters - Cruiserweight
Miles Zalewski vs. Shiva Mishra - Featherweight
