Jai Opetaia Record
Jai Opetaia is a 29-year-old Australian professional boxer. He is the reigning IBF and The Ring cruiserweight world champion. 9 years, 9 months, and 7 days into his career, Opetaia remains undefeated with a record of 27-0, which includes 21 wins via KO—4 in world-title bouts.
Boxing Career
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 top-10 list of Opetaia's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Jai Opetaia".
Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | Jan 08, 2025 | 29 | 
David Nyika 29 10-0 | win | KO 4 |
26 | Oct 12, 2024 | 29 | 
Jack Massey 31 22-2 | win | TKO 6 |
25 | May 18, 2024 | 28 | 
Mairis Briedis 39 28-2 | win | UD 12 |
24 | Dec 23, 2023 | 28 | 
Ellis Zorro 31 17-0 | win | KO 1 |
23 | Sep 30, 2023 | 28 | 
Jordan Thompson 30 15-0 | win | TKO 4 |
22 | Jul 02, 2022 | 27 |
Mairis Briedis 37 28-1 | win | UD 12 |
21 | Dec 04, 2021 | 26 |  Daniel Russell | win | TKO 3 |
20 | Oct 22, 2020 | 25 | Benjamin Kelleher | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Nov 16, 2019 | 24 | Mark Flanagan | win | TKO 8 |
18 | Jul 27, 2019 | 24 | Nikolas Charalampous | win | UD 10 |
17 | May 15, 2019 | 23 | Navosa Ioata | win | TKO 8 |
16 | Jun 29, 2018 | 22 | Kurtis Pegoraro | win | KO 2 |
15 | Apr 07, 2018 | 22 | Lukas Paszkowsky | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Jan 17, 2018 | 22 | Benjamin Kelleher | win | TKO 3 |
13 | Oct 21, 2017 | 22 | Frankie Lopez | win | TKO 1 |
12 | Jul 15, 2017 | 22 | Daniel Ammann | win | TKO 9 |
11 | May 12, 2017 | 21 | Moses Havea | win | TKO 2 |
10 | Apr 08, 2017 | 21 | Kyle Brumby | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Feb 10, 2017 | 21 | Togasilimai Letoa | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Dec 23, 2016 | 21 | Isileli Fa | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Dec 09, 2016 | 21 | Peter Brennan | win | KO 1 |
6 | Oct 14, 2016 | 21 | Uria Afamasaga | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Jul 22, 2016 | 21 | Sefo Falekaono | win | KO 6 |
4 | Apr 23, 2016 | 20 | Orlando Vazquez | win | PTS 4 |
3 | Nov 28, 2015 | 20 | Randall Rayment | win | UD 6 |
2 | Aug 14, 2015 | 20 | Rob Manual | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Aug 01, 2015 | 20 | Isileli Fa | win | UD 4 |