Opetaia vs Kelleher

Who won Opetaia vs Kelleher?

Jai Opetaia beat Benjamin Kelleher by technical knockout in the 6th round on Thursday 22nd October 2020 at Fortitude Music Hall in Queensland.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 KG).

Opetaia vs Kelleher stats

Back in October 2020, Jai Opetaia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Benjamin Kelleher made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 4 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Opetaia had a massive power advantage over Kelleher, boosting at 79% knock out percentage over Kelleher's 31%.

Jai Opetaia was the older man by 28 years, at 26 years old.

Jai Opetaia fought out of the southpaw stance, while Benjamin Kelleher was an orthodox fighter.

Opetaia was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year earlier than Kelleher, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 32 less professional rounds, 97 to Kelleher's 129.

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Opetaia's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Opetaia vs Kelleher start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Fortitude Music Hall, Queensland, Australia, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Opetaia vs Kelleher?

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