Globe boxing champ Jai Opetaia has actually won a significant round in his lawful battle with leading promoter Dean Lonergan.

The Australian boxer was at "wicked risk" of being removed of his International Boxing Federation title after Mr Lonergan's firm sought an order stopping the 27-year-old from authorizing with another marketer.

Under IBF policies, if there was a "lawful impediment" stopping a spell occurring Mr Opetaia would certainly be considered unavailable as well as in danger of losing his cruiserweight belt, court heard.

Gold Coast-based Mr Opetaia had actually been readied to defend his world title for the first time in the coming months.

" If the injunction were to be given we go to diabolical danger of having a globe title stripped from this young man," Mr Opetaia's lawyer Franco Corsaro told Brisbane High court.

However Justice Martin Burns on Friday rejected the order application.

" It's a quite large round to win," Mr Corsaro stated outside court.

" It's important that the IBF recognize there is no injunction limiting him from authorizing with any person else."

NSW-born Mr Opetaia still had 18 months left on his contract with Mr Lonergan's promotional firm D and also L Occasions, the court listened to.

Nevertheless Mr Opetaia supposedly informed Mr Lonergan he intended to terminate the handle February, triggering D and also L Occasions' order application.

Mr Lonergan acquired prominence when he promoted Jeff Horn's well-known 2017 world title distressed sway boxing excellent Manny Pacquiao at Brisbane's Suncorp Arena.

D and also L Occasions' barrister Tim Matthews told the court on Friday the granting of an interlocutory injunction was "just interim relief".

" Both events want a trial expeditiously provided the arrangement just has 18 months to run," he stated.

Asked what would occur next, Mr Corsaro stated: "If the candidate (Mr Lonergan) wants to seek after that they will maintain seeking it."

Remark has been sought from Mr Lonergan.

Mr Opetaia claimed a gutsy world title win on the Gold Coast in July last year by beating three-time champ Mairis Briedis of Latvia despite enduring a busted jaw in 2 locations.

" It was pretty difficult however I needed to stay favorable," Mr Opetaia claimed outside court of his lawful battle.

" This next phase is mosting likely to be huge and I can not wait to kick it off.

" It's the best I have actually really felt the last number of years."

Mr Opetaia represented Australia at the 2012 Olympics and also 2014 Republic Games prior to turning specialist.

He is unbeaten in his 22-fight professional career, winning 17 by knockout.