Jai Opetaia is a 29-year-old Australian professional boxer. He is the reigning IBF and The Ring cruiserweight world champion. 9 years, 6 months, and 20 days into his career, Opetaia remains undefeated with a record of 27-0, which includes 21 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights.
Jai Opetaia was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on June 30, 1995. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on August 1, 2015 against Isileli Fa. Opetaia defeated Fa via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Opetaia became a world champion fight at the age of 27 after 21 professional fights. He challenged Mairis Briedis for the IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world titles.
Opetaia's latest fight was a 4th-round KO victory over David Nyika at age 29, on January 8, 2025, in which he successfully defended his The Ring and IBF cruiserweight championship.
Some of Jai Opetaia's best fights so far have been against Mairis Briedis, David Nyika, Jack Massey, Jordan Thompson, and Ellis Zorro. For a complete list of Opetaia's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Jai Opetaia".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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27 | Jan 08, 2025 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
26 | Oct 12, 2024 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
25 | May 18, 2024 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
24 | Dec 23, 2023 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
23 | Sep 30, 2023 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
22 | Jul 02, 2022 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
21 | Dec 04, 2021 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
20 | Oct 22, 2020 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Nov 16, 2019 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
18 | Jul 27, 2019 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
17 | May 15, 2019 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
16 | Jun 29, 2018 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
15 | Apr 07, 2018 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Jan 17, 2018 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
13 | Oct 21, 2017 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
12 | Jul 15, 2017 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
11 | May 12, 2017 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
10 | Apr 08, 2017 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Feb 10, 2017 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Dec 23, 2016 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Dec 09, 2016 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
6 | Oct 14, 2016 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Jul 22, 2016 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
4 | Apr 23, 2016 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
3 | Nov 28, 2015 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
2 | Aug 14, 2015 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Aug 01, 2015 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |