Parker vs Opetaia

When is Parker vs Opetaia?

Joseph Parker could square off against Jai Opetaia in late 2026 the United States.

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

Parker vs Opetaia stats

Joseph Parker would step into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 4 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 31 wins and 0 draws, with 24 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Opetaia would have a slight advantage in power over Parker, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 67%.

Joseph Parker is the older man by 3 years, at 34 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 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years earlier than Opetaia, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 105 more professional rounds, totaling 263 compared to Opetaia's 158.

Joseph Parker goes into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC, and 6 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Parker vs Opetaia form

Parker has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Fabio Wardley on October 25, 2025, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Zhilei Zhang on March 8, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

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

He had won against Simon Kean on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh.

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 defeated 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 won against 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 beaten 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.

Activity check

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

Joseph Parker last fought 11 months and 9 days ago, while Jai Opetaia's last outing was 22 days ago.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 20 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

Opetaia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

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