Jai Opetaia

What is Jai Opetaia's Record?

Jai Opetaia's record currently stands at 24 wins, 0 loses and 0 draws. He is currently undefeated in a total of 24 contests. Of those 24 wins he has stopped 19 of his opponents, so his current knock-out ratio is 79%. He's boxed a total of 102 rounds, meaning his professional fights last 4.2 rounds on average.

What was Opetaia's last fight?

Jai Opetaia's last fight took place against Ellis Zorro's on 23rd Dec 2023, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He won by knockout in the 1st round. That fight was 4 months and 3 days ago.

How active is Jai Opetaia?

Opetaia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What belts does Jai Opetaia hold?

He won The Ring Cruiserweight belt against Mairis Briedis, beating him by unanimous decision after 12 rounds on 2nd July 2022. He has held this belt for a total of 664 days (1 year, 9 months and 24 days) and has defended the belt 2 times. He is yet to make a mandatory defence of this belt.

Where is Jai Opetaia From?

Opetaia was born in Australia.

How Old Is Jai Opetaia?

The cruiserweight is currently 28 years old. He was born on 30th June 1995, so he will turn 29 in 2 months and 4 days.

How long has Opetaia been fighting?

Jai Opetaia made his professional debut in August 2015, so he has been a pro for 8 years and 8 months.

How good is Jai Opetaia?

Opetaia is currently ranked 4th by the IBF at Cruiserweight.

How tall is Jai Opetaia?

Opetaia is 6' 3" (6 Foot and 3 inches) which is 191cm (1 meter and 91 centimeters).

What is Opetaia's Reach?

His reach is 76 inches (76") which is 193 cm (1 meter and 93 centimeters).

What stance does Jai Opetaia use?

Opetaia fights from a southpaw stance, which means he favours his left hand as his power hand when fighting.

What are some potential opponents for Jai Opetaia?

Some potential future fights for Opetaia include Richard Riakporhe, Mateusz Masternak, Dmitry Bivol, Unified Light Heavyweight Champion Artur Beterbiev and Lawrence Okolie.

What will be Jai Opetaia's Next Fight?

Jai Opetaia is to face Mairis Briedis next on Saturday 18th May 2024. The fight will take place at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The card will be broadcast by DAZN PPV UK in the UK, and ESPN+ PPV in the United States.

How can I stream Jai Opetaia's Fights?

In the UK you stream Opetaia's fight against Briedis on DAZN PPV UK.

In the US you can stream Jai Opetaia fight via ESPN PPV via ESPN+.

What are some recent Jai Opetaia results?

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

In his last fight, he won against Ellis Zorro on 23rd December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had won against Jordan Thompson on 30th September 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.

Going into that contest, he had beat Mairis Briedis on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Queensland, Australia.

Before that, he had defeated Daniel Russell on 4th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Fortitude Music Hall, Queensland.

He had won against Benjamin Kelleher on 22nd October 2020 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Fortitude Music Hall, Queensland.