On October 12, 2024, a 31-year-old Jack Massey (22-2, 12 KOs) got a shot at the cruiserweight The Ring and IBF title held by 29-year-old Australian boxer Jai Opetaia (25-0, 19 KOs).
Massey came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days. Opetaia was on a 25-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 24 days.
Jai Opetaia stopped Jack Massey via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring and IBF cruiserweight titles. Opetaia improves his record to 26-0 (20 KOs), while Massey adds a loss to his record at 22-3.
On January 21, 2023, a 29-year-old Jack Massey (20-1, 11 KOs) and a 31-year-old New Zealander boxer Joseph Parker (30-3, 21 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Massey came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 22 days. Parker was on a -1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 28 days.
Joseph Parker defeated Jack Massey via unanimous decision in the 10-round heavyweight fight. Parker improves his record to 31-3, while Massey adds a loss to his record at 20-2.
On December 19, 2019, a 26-year-old Jack Massey (16-0, 8 KOs) and a 29-year-old fellow British boxer Richard Riakporhe (10-0, 8 KOs) met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Massey came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 19 days. Riakporhe was on a 10-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 29 days.
Richard Riakporhe defeated Jack Massey via unanimous decision in the 12-round cruiserweight fight. Riakporhe improves his record to 11-0, while Massey adds a loss to his record at 16-1.