Opetaia vs Ramirez

When is Opetaia vs Ramirez?

Jai Opetaia could fight Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez in late 2026 the United States.

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 would be making his 8th defense of the The Ring Cruiserweight Championship. He won this belt against Mairis Briedis in July 2022. He has held this belt for 3 years, 10 months and 5 days.

Opetaia vs Ramirez stats

Jai Opetaia would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez would make his way to the ring with a record of 48 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 30 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Opetaia would have an advantage in power over Ramirez, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Ramirez's 63%.

Jai Opetaia is the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Opetaia has a height advantage of 1 inch over Ramirez. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jai Opetaia and Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez fight out of a southpaw stance.

Opetaia is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 11 months later than Ramirez, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 170 fewer professional rounds, totaling 149 compared to Ramirez's 319.

Jai Opetaia goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, and 4 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez is currently ranked number 2 by The Ring in the 200lb division.

Opetaia vs Ramirez form

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

In his last fight, he won against Brandon Glanton on March 8, 2026, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before 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.

He had won against 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.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to David Benavidez on May 2, 2026, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight and WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Yuniel Dorticos on June 28, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight and WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Billam-Smith on November 16, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight and WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had won against Arsen Goulamirian on March 30, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at YouTube Theater, Inglewood, United States.

He had beaten Joe Smith Jr on October 7, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jai Opetaia has been fighting more than Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez.

Jai Opetaia last fought 7 months and 29 days ago, while Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez's last outing was 6 months and 4 days ago.

Opetaia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.

Ramirez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Opetaia vs Ramirez?

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