Opetaia vs Beterbiev

When is Opetaia vs Beterbiev?

Jai Opetaia could take on Artur Beterbiev in Early 2025 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 vs Beterbiev stats

Jai Opetaia would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Artur Beterbiev would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws, with 20 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Beterbiev would have a large advantage in power over Opetaia, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Opetaia's 76%.

Jai Opetaia is the younger man by 10 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 5 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 16 more professional rounds, totaling 114 compared to Beterbiev's 98.

Opetaia vs Beterbiev form

Opetaia remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Mairis Briedis on May 18, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

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

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

Artur Beterbiev remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight, he won against 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.

Prior to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he had beaten Marcus Browne on December 17, 2021, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight and IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Quebec, Canada.

He had won against Adam Deines on March 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight and IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia.

Activity check

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

Jai Opetaia last fought 8 months and 5 days ago, while Artur Beterbiev's last outing was 1 year and 10 days ago.

Opetaia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 19 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Beterbiev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

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