Parker vs Opetaia

When is Parker vs Opetaia?

Joseph Parker could square off against Jai Opetaia in late 2025 the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Parker would be making his 2nd defense of the WBO Interim World Heavyweight Championship. He won this belt against Zhilei Zhang in March 2024. He has held this belt for 1 year, 3 months and 9 days.

Parker vs Opetaia stats

Joseph Parker would step into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jai Opetaia would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 28 wins and 0 draws, with 22 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Opetaia would have an advantage in power over Parker, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 67%.

Joseph Parker is the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Parker has a height advantage of 1 inch over Opetaia. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Joseph Parker fights out of the orthodox stance, while Jai Opetaia is a southpaw.

Parker is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years earlier than Opetaia, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 123 more professional rounds, totaling 252 compared to Opetaia's 129.

Joseph Parker goes into the fight ranked number 3 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Parker vs Opetaia form

Parker has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Martin Bakole on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Zhilei Zhang on March 8, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Deontay Wilder on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had defeated Simon Kean on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh.

He had won against Faiga Opelu on May 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

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

In his last fight, he 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, Australia.

Prior to 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

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

He had beaten Ellis Zorro on December 23, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jai Opetaia has been fighting more than Joseph Parker.

Joseph Parker last fought 10 months and 1 day ago, while Jai Opetaia's last outing was 6 months and 15 days ago.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 29 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

Opetaia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

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