Opetaia vs Squeo

Who won Opetaia vs Squeo?

Jai Opetaia beat Claudio Squeo by technical knockout in the 5th round on Sunday, June 8th, 2025, at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach.

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 unified cruiserweight championship of the world, with the IBF, and The Ring belts on the line.

Opetaia was making his 6th defense of the The Ring Cruiserweight Championship. He won this belt against Mairis Briedis in July 2022. He had held this belt for 2 years, 11 months and 11 days.

He was also making his 4th defense of the IBF World Cruiserweight Championship. He won this belt against Mairis Briedis in May 2024. He had held this title for 1 year and 26 days.

The undercard featured the clash of Wallace vs Colin.

Opetaia vs Squeo stats

Jai Opetaia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Claudio Squeo made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Opetaia had a large advantage in power over Squeo, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Squeo's 53%.

Jai Opetaia was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Opetaia had a height advantage of 5 inches over Squeo.

Jai Opetaia fought out of the southpaw stance, while Claudio Squeo was an orthodox fighter.

Opetaia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Squeo, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, totaling 129 compared to Squeo's 77.

Claudio Squeo was ranked number 14 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Opetaia vs Squeo form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, Australia.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mairis Briedis on May 18, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before 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.

He had won against 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.

Activity check

Opetaia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Opetaia vs Squeo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Opetaia vs Squeo?

The DAZN show began at 5:00 AM EST / 2:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 10:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Opetaia vs Squeo?

Jai Opetaia was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Claudio Squeo made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.