Here is a list of Opetaia's best fights.
On July 2, 2022 Jai Opetaia fought Mairis Briedis in a cruiserweight world-title fight for Briedis' IBF and The Ring titles. Opetaia was 27 years old and with a record of 22-0 (17), and Briedis was 37 years old and with a record of 28-1 (20). Opetaia won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and is crowned the new cruiserweight world champion.
On May 18, 2024 Jai Opetaia, the The Ring champion, met Mairis Briedis, the IBF champion, in a cruiserweight world-title unification fight. Opetaia was 28 years old and with a record of 25-0 (19), and Briedis was 39 years old and with a record of 28-2 (20). Opetaia won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and and is crowned the unified The Ring and IBF champion.
On October 12, 2024 Jai Opetaia met Jack Massey in a cruiserweight (The Ring and IBF) world-title defense fight. Opetaia was 29 years old and with a record of 26-0 (20), and Massey was 31 years old and with a record of 22-2 (12). Opetaia stopped Jack Massey via 6th-round TKO and successfully defended his titles.
On September 30, 2023 Jai Opetaia met Jordan Thompson in a cruiserweight (IBF and The Ring) world-title defense fight. Opetaia was 28 years old and with a record of 23-0 (18), and Thompson was 30 years old and with a record of 15-0 (12). Opetaia stopped Jordan Thompson via 4th-round TKO and successfully defended his titles.
On December 23, 2023 Jai Opetaia met Ellis Zorro in a cruiserweight (The Ring) world-title defense fight. Opetaia was 28 years old and with a record of 24-0 (19), and Zorro was 31 years old and with a record of 17-0 (7). Opetaia stopped Ellis Zorro via 1st-round KO and successfully defended his title.
On June 8, 2025 Jai Opetaia faced off against Claudio Squeo in a cruiserweight bout at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 28-0 (22), and Squeo was 34 years old and with a record of 17-0 (9). Opetaia stopped Claudio Squeo via KO.
On January 8, 2025 Jai Opetaia met David Nyika in a cruiserweight (The Ring and IBF) world-title defense fight. Opetaia was 29 years old and with a record of 27-0 (21), and Nyika was 29 years old and with a record of 10-0 (8). Opetaia stopped David Nyika via 4th-round KO and successfully defended his titles.
On October 21, 2017 Jai Opetaia faced off against Frankie Lopez in a cruiserweight bout at age 22. He was coming in with a record of 13-0 (10). Opetaia stopped Frankie Lopez via TKO.
On July 15, 2017 Jai Opetaia faced off against Daniel Ammann in a cruiserweight bout at age 22. He was coming in with a record of 12-0 (9). Opetaia stopped Daniel Ammann via TKO.
