Opetaia vs Okolie

When is Opetaia vs Okolie?

Jai Opetaia could square off against Lawrence Okolie in Autumn/Fall 2025 the United Kingdom.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which means the weight limit would be 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Opetaia would be making his 5th defense of the The Ring Cruiserweight Championship. He won this belt against Mairis Briedis in July 2022. He has held this belt for 2 years, 10 months and 8 days.

He would be making his 3rd defense of the IBF World Cruiserweight Championship. He won this belt against Mairis Briedis in May 2024. He has held this title for 11 months and 23 days.

Opetaia vs Okolie stats

Jai Opetaia would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lawrence Okolie would make his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Opetaia would have a slight advantage in power over Okolie, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Okolie's 76%.

Jai Opetaia is the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Okolie has a height advantage of 2 inches over Opetaia. This also extends to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Jai Opetaia fights out of the southpaw stance, while Lawrence Okolie is an orthodox fighter.

Opetaia is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Okolie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 14 more professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Okolie's 110.

Opetaia vs Okolie form

Opetaia remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against David Nyika on January 8, 2025, by knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia.

Prior to that, he had won against Jack Massey on October 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mairis Briedis on May 18, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had defeated Ellis Zorro on December 23, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

He had won against Jordan Thompson on September 30, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Okolie has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Hussein Muhamed on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Lukasz Rozanski on May 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Chris Billam-Smith on May 27, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten David Light on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

He had won against Michal Cieslak on February 27, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jai Opetaia has been fighting more than Lawrence Okolie.

Jai Opetaia last fought 8 months and 18 days ago, while Lawrence Okolie's last outing was 9 months and 19 days ago.

Opetaia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 27 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

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