Opetaia vs Cinkara

When is Opetaia vs Cinkara?

Jai Opetaia could fight Huseyin Cinkara in Early 2025 the United States.

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

The contest would be for the unified cruiserweight championship of the world, with the IBF, and The Ring belts on the line.

Opetaia vs Cinkara 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.

Huseyin Cinkara would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws, with 18 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Cinkara would have a slight advantage in power over Opetaia, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Opetaia's 76%.

Jai Opetaia is the younger man by 10 years, at 29 years old.

Jai Opetaia fights out of the southpaw stance, while Huseyin Cinkara is an orthodox fighter.

Opetaia is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 months earlier than Cinkara, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 48 more professional rounds, totaling 114 compared to Cinkara's 66.

Huseyin Cinkara is currently ranked number 5 by the WBA, 14 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Opetaia vs Cinkara form

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

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

Activity check

Opetaia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 16 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

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