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Jai Opetaia defends his The Ring cruiserweight title against Mairis Briedis (The Latvian Punisher). The winner also wins the vacant IBF cruiserweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
This fight between Jai Opetaia and Mairis Briedis took place on at the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
At 188 cm, Jai Opetaia is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Mairis Briedis is 186 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 193 cm, Opetaia also has reach advantage of 3 cms over Briedis' 190 cm. On top of that, Opetaia also has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Briedis.
Opetaia is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 24-0 (19 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 25 days ago against Ellis Zorro, which he won via 1st round KO.
Briedis comes in with a record of 28-2 (20 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 10 months, and 16 days ago against Jai Opetaia, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.
Jai Opetaia fights out of the southpaw stance, while Mairis Briedis fights out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Opetaia will be 28 years and 10 months old. Briedis will be 39 years and 4 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 76-24 in favor of Jai Opetaia. Here is the prediction for Opetaia vs Briedis II.
Jai Opetaia defeated Mairis Briedis via 12 round UD to win the vacant IBF cruiserweight title and retain the The Ring cruiserweight title. Briedis' losing streak continues, and Opetaia advances his win streak to 25. Opetaia is now 25-0, and Briedis 28-3.