Opetaia vs Thompson

Who won Opetaia vs Thompson?

Jai Opetaia beat Jordan Thompson by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, September 30th, 2023, at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

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.

Also on the undercard Ellie Scotney was victorious over Laura Soledad Griffa, Cheavon Clarke beat Vasil Ducar, and Rhiannon Dixon defeated Katharina Thanderz.

Opetaia vs Thompson stats

Back in September 2023, Jai Opetaia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Jordan Thompson made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws.

Jai Opetaia was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Thompson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Opetaia.

Jai Opetaia fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jordan Thompson was an orthodox fighter.

Opetaia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 months earlier than Thompson, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 75 more professional rounds, totaling 120 compared to Thompson's 45.

Jordan Thompson was ranked number 13 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Opetaia vs Thompson form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten 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.

Prior to that, he had beaten Daniel Russell on December 4, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Fortitude Music Hall, Queensland.

Going into that contest, he had won against Benjamin Kelleher on October 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Fortitude Music Hall, Queensland.

Before that, he had beaten Mark Flanagan on November 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Hordern Pavilion, New South Wales.

He had defeated Nikolas Charalampous on July 27, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Luna Park, New South Wales.

Thompson had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Luke Watkins on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Vasil Ducar on August 6, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mariano Angel Gudino on April 16, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had beaten Piotr Budziszewski on December 18, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had won against Piotr Podlucki on October 30, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jordan Thompson had been fighting more than Jai Opetaia.

Going into this contest, Jai Opetaia had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 28 days ago, while Jordan Thompson's last outing had been 5 months and 8 days ago.

Opetaia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Thompson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 11 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Opetaia vs Thompson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Opetaia vs Thompson?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Opetaia vs Thompson?

Jai Opetaia was a 4/25 (-630) favorite going into the contest, while Jordan Thompson made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.