Jai Opetaia (28-0, 22) was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on June 30, 1995. At the age of 20 years on August 1, 2015, he made his professional boxing debut against Isileli Fa, winning the fight via 4-round unanimous decision.
On his 22nd career fight at 27 years old, Opetaia became a cruiserweight world champion on July 2, 2022 after defeating Mairis Briedis via 12-round unanimous decision to win the IBF and The Ring titles.
Opetaia's last fight was a 5th-round KO win against Claudio Squeo at age 29 on June 8, 2025. He is currently undefeated and is on a 28-fight winning streak.
Some of Jai Opetaia's best fights have been against Mairis Briedis, Jack Massey, Jordan Thompson, Ellis Zorro, Claudio Squeo, David Nyika and Frankie Lopez. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Jai Opetaia".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28  | Jun 8, 2025 29 years, 11 months 28-0 (22) | 34 years, 3 months 17-0 (9) | CR | 5 | KO | WIN |
27  | Jan 8, 2025 29 years, 6 months 27-0 (21) | 29 years, 5 months 10-0 (8) | CR | 4 | KO | WIN Defended The Ring, IBF |
26  | Oct 12, 2024 29 years, 3 months 26-0 (20) | 31 years, 6 months 22-2 (12) | CR | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended The Ring, IBF |
25  | May 18, 2024 28 years, 10 months 25-0 (19) | 39 years, 4 months 28-2 (20) | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF Defended The Ring Vacant |
24  | Dec 23, 2023 28 years, 5 months 24-0 (19) | 31 years, 2 months 17-0 (7) | CR | 1 | KO | WIN Defended The Ring |
23  | Sep 30, 2023 28 years, 3 months 23-0 (18) | 30 years, 3 months 15-0 (12) | CR | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF, The Ring |
22 | Jul 2, 2022 27 years 22-0 (17) | 37 years, 5 months 28-1 (20) | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF, The Ring |
21 | Dec 4, 2021 26 years, 5 months 21-0 (17) | Daniel Russell | CR | 3 | TKO | WIN |
20 | Oct 22, 2020 25 years, 3 months 20-0 (16) | Benjamin Kelleher | CR | 6 | TKO | WIN |
19 | Nov 16, 2019 24 years, 4 months 19-0 (15) | Mark Flanagan | CR | 8 | TKO | WIN |
18 | Jul 27, 2019 24 years 18-0 (14) | Nikolas Charalampous | CR | 10 | UD | WIN Interim |
17 | May 15, 2019 23 years, 10 months 17-0 (14) | Navosa Ioata | CR | 8 | TKO | WIN Interim |
16 | Jun 29, 2018 22 years, 11 months 16-0 (13) | Kurtis Pegoraro | CR | 2 | KO | WIN |
15 | Apr 7, 2018 22 years, 9 months 15-0 (12) | Lukas Paszkowsky | CR | 2 | TKO | WIN |
14 | Jan 17, 2018 22 years, 6 months 14-0 (11) | Benjamin Kelleher | CR | 3 | TKO | WIN |
13 | Oct 21, 2017 22 years, 3 months 13-0 (10) | Frankie Lopez | CR | 1 | TKO | WIN |
12 | Jul 15, 2017 22 years 12-0 (9) | Daniel Ammann | CR | 9 | TKO | WIN |
11 | May 12, 2017 21 years, 10 months 11-0 (8) | Moses Havea | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
10 | Apr 8, 2017 21 years, 9 months 10-0 (7) | Kyle Brumby | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
9 | Feb 10, 2017 21 years, 7 months 9-0 (6) | Togasilimai Letoa | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
8 | Dec 23, 2016 21 years, 5 months 8-0 (5) | Isileli Fa | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN |
7 | Dec 9, 2016 21 years, 5 months 7-0 (4) | Peter Brennan | HW | 1 | KO | WIN |
6 | Oct 14, 2016 21 years, 3 months 6-0 (3) | Uria Afamasaga | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 22, 2016 21 years 5-0 (2) | Sefo Falekaono | 6 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Apr 23, 2016 20 years, 9 months 4-0 (1) | Orlando Vazquez | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Nov 28, 2015 20 years, 4 months 3-0 (1) | Randall Rayment | 6 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Aug 14, 2015 20 years, 1 months 2-0 (1) | Rob Manual | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Aug 1, 2015 20 years, 1 months 1-0 (0) | Isileli Fa | 4 | UD | WIN |
