Heavyweight contender Justis Huni (12-0, 7 KOs) scored an easy second-round TKO over Shaun Potgieter (10-2, 7 KOs) on Wednesday night on the undercard of Jai Opetaia vs. David Nyika at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia.
Huni’s Power Display
Huni, 25, hurt the South African Potgieter with a looping right hand to the head in round two. He then landed several more heavy shots, and referee Phil Austin stepped in and stopped the contest. The time of the stoppage was at 0:33 of round two.
The Australian, Huni, looked slow but powerful with his right hand. He didn’t have to worry about anything coming back from Potgieter, which was lucky for him. It would be interesting to know why Potgieter was chosen for Huni because he didn’t look in shape and looked pretty old.
Huni had really struggled to beat Kevin Lerena last year in March and was getting lit up by him throughout their 10-round fight. He barely won that fight. Tonight was more about giving Huni a softer opponent for him to look good.
It’s too early to know how far Huni can go in the sport. He’s got to get ranked high enough for a world title shot to get a nice payday. He doesn’t look ready to fight the big dogs in 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 said to DAZN following his second-round knockout of Shaun Potgieter on Wednesday night.
“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 would be nice to see Justis take on Moses Itauma. That would be a fun fight between the two hard punchers. They’re both similar with the way they plod forward on slow feet, and being easy 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,” said Eddie Hearn. “The strength and conditioning team has done a great job. The speed is back.
“The confidence is back. Like he said, he’s getting over a little injury. You’ll see him back in a few months. A massive 2025 for Justis Huni.
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