Opetaia vs Cinkara

When is Opetaia vs Cinkara?

Jai Opetaia could fight Huseyin Cinkara in late 2025 at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach.

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 IBF cruiserweight championship of the world.

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 22 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 6 days. This fight is a mandatory contest for 's IBF Belt.

Opetaia vs Cinkara 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.

Huseyin Cinkara would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws, with 19 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Cinkara would have a slight advantage in power over Opetaia, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Opetaia's 79%.

Jai Opetaia is the younger man by 11 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 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 months earlier than Cinkara, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 62 more professional rounds, totaling 129 compared to Cinkara's 67.

Huseyin Cinkara is currently ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Opetaia vs Cinkara form

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

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

Activity check

Opetaia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 21 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

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