On September 30, 2023, a 30-year-old Jordan Thompson (15-0, 12 KOs) got a shot at the cruiserweight IBF and The Ring title held by 28-year-old Australian boxer Jai Opetaia (22-0, 17 KOs).
Thompson came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 8 days. Opetaia was on a 22-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 2 months, and 28 days.
Jai Opetaia stopped Jordan Thompson via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles. Opetaia improves his record to 23-0 (18 KOs), while Thompson adds a loss to his record at 15-1.