Opetaia vs Massey

Who won Opetaia vs Massey?

Jai Opetaia beat Jack Massey by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, October 12th, 2024, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This contest was for the IBF cruiserweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev beating Dmitry Bivol for the The Ring Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Fabio Wardley defeated Frazer Clarke for the BBBOC British Heavyweight belt, Chris Eubank Jr was victorious over Kamil Szeremeta, Skye Nicolson beat Raven Chapman, and Ben Whittaker defeated Liam Cameron.

Opetaia vs Massey stats

Jai Opetaia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Jack Massey made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Jai Opetaia was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Opetaia had a height advantage of 1 inch over Massey. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Jai Opetaia fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jack Massey was an orthodox fighter.

Opetaia was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years later than Massey, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 3 fewer professional rounds, totaling 120 compared to Massey's 123.

Jack Massey was ranked number 13 by the WBO, and 11 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Opetaia vs Massey form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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 had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Massey's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.3 rounds on average.

What time did Opetaia vs Massey start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Opetaia vs Massey?

Opetaia vs Massey was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Opetaia vs Massey?

Jai Opetaia was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Jack Massey made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.