Opetaia vs Billam-Smith

When is Opetaia vs Billam-Smith?

Jai Opetaia could face the challenge of Chris Billam-Smith in Autumn/Fall 2024 in the United Kingdom.

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 Billam-Smith stats

Jai Opetaia would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Chris Billam-Smith would make his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Opetaia would have advantage in power over Billam Smith, with a 79% knock out percentage over Billam Smith's 68%.

Jai Opetaia is the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Opetaia has 1-inch reach advantage.

Jai Opetaia fights out of the southpaw stance, while Chris Billam-Smith is an orthodox fighter.

Opetaia is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Billam Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 26 less professional rounds, 102 to Billam Smith's 128.

Jai Opetaia goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Chris Billam-Smith is currently ranked number 2 by the RING in the 200lb division.

Opetaia vs Billam-Smith form

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

In his last fight, he beat 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 beat 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 won against 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 beat Daniel Russell on 4th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Fortitude Music Hall, Queensland.

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

Billam Smith has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Mateusz Masternak on 10th December 2023 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Lawrence Okolie on 27th May 2023 by majority decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Armend Xhoxhaj on 17th December 2022 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth.

Before that, he had beat Isaac Chamberlain on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight championship fight at Bournemouth International Centre, Dorset.

He had won against Tommy McCarthy on 16th April 2022 by knockout in the 8th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Chris Billam-Smith has been fighting more than Jai Opetaia.

Jai Opetaia last fought 9 months and 8 days ago, while Chris Billam-Smith's last outing was 9 months and 21 days ago.

Opetaia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

Billam Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.

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