Opetaia vs Beterbiev

When is Opetaia vs Beterbiev?

Jai Opetaia could take on Artur Beterbiev in Early 2026 Saudi Arabia.

The fight would be contested 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 6th 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, 11 months and 24 days.

He would be making his 4th defense of the IBF World Cruiserweight Championship. He won this belt against Mairis Briedis in May 2024. He has held this title for 1 year, 1 month and 8 days.

Opetaia vs Beterbiev stats

Jai Opetaia would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Artur Beterbiev would make his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Beterbiev would have an advantage in power over Opetaia, with a 95% knockout percentage compared to Opetaia's 79%.

Jai Opetaia is the younger man by 11 years, at 29 years old.

Opetaia has a height advantage of 3 inches over Beterbiev. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Jai Opetaia fights out of the southpaw stance, while Artur Beterbiev is an orthodox fighter.

Opetaia is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 1 month later than Beterbiev, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 7 more professional rounds, totaling 129 compared to Beterbiev's 122.

Opetaia vs Beterbiev form

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

In his last fight, he beat Claudio Squeo on June 8, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia.

Prior to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Beterbiev has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Dmitry Bivol on February 22, 2025, by majority decision in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Dmitry Bivol on October 12, 2024, by majority decision in their The Ring Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Callum Smith on January 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Anthony Yarde on January 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

He had won against Joe Smith Jr on June 18, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jai Opetaia has been fighting more than Artur Beterbiev.

Jai Opetaia last fought 7 months and 10 days ago, while Artur Beterbiev's last outing was 10 months and 27 days ago.

Opetaia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 26 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Beterbiev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 7 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

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