Opetaia vs Okolie

When is Opetaia vs Okolie?

Jai Opetaia could square off against Lawrence Okolie in Spring 2027 the United Kingdom.

The fight would take place 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 Okolie stats

Jai Opetaia would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 31 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lawrence Okolie would make his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Opetaia would have a slight advantage in power over Okolie, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Okolie's 74%.

Jai Opetaia is the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Okolie has a height advantage of 2 inches over Opetaia. This also extends to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Jai Opetaia fights out of the southpaw stance, while Lawrence Okolie is an orthodox fighter.

Opetaia is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Okolie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 36 more professional rounds, totaling 158 compared to Okolie's 122.

Jai Opetaia goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 3 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Opetaia vs Okolie form

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

In his last fight, he won against Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian on September 12, 2026, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their The Ring Cruiserweight and WBA World Cruiserweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Brandon Glanton on March 8, 2026, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Huseyin Cinkara on December 6, 2025, by knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia.

Before that, he had 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.

He had won against 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.

Okolie has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Ebenezer Tetteh on December 21, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria.

Prior to that, he had defeated Kevin Lerena on July 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hussein Muhamed on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Before that, he had won against Lukasz Rozanski on May 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland.

He had been beaten by Chris Billam-Smith on May 27, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jai Opetaia has been fighting more than Lawrence Okolie.

Jai Opetaia last fought 19 days ago, while Lawrence Okolie's last outing was 9 months and 10 days ago.

Opetaia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 12 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

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