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Jai Opetaia (born 30 June 1995) is an Australian professional boxer who has held the IBF and The Ring world cruiserweight titles since July 2022. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 2012 Youth World Championships and represented Australia at the 2012 Olympics and 2014 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Jai Opetaia
Statistics
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Reach	76 in (193 cm)
Born	(1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 27) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights	22
Wins	22
Wins by KO	17
Losses	0
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Australia World Youth Championships 2012 Yerevan Heavyweight

Personal life

Opetaia was born in Sydney, New South Wales and is of Samoan and European Australian heritage.[3] He is related to Australian football player Tim Cahill and former rugby league player Ben Roberts.[4]

Amateur career

In Opetaia's amateur career, he won the Light Heavyweight title at the 2011 Junior World Championships then qualified for the 2012 Olympics as a Heavyweight at the age of 16, making him the youngest ever Australian Olympic boxer.[5]

Opetaia won the Junior World title in Kazakhstan in July 2011.[6]

At the Olympic qualifier in Canberra 2012 he had a tough final against New Zealander David Light but prevailed 15:10.[7]

In 2012, Opetaia got the bronze medal at the AIBA World Youth Championships in the heavyweight division. Later that year, Opetaia competed at the 2012 Olympics, however did not pass the first round of the tournament.

Professional career

Early career

Opetaia was scheduled to face Daniel Ammann for the vacant WBC-OPBF and Australian cruiserweight titles on July 15, 2017.[8] He won the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout.[9] Opetaia was next scheduled to face Frankie Lopez for the vacant IBF Youth cruiserweight title on October 21, 2017.[10] He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[11]

Opetaia made his first Australian Cruiserweight title defense against Benjamin Kelleher on January 17, 2018. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[12] Opetaia fought for yet another regional title on April 7, 2018, when he was set to face Lukas Paszkowsky for the vacant WBO Asia-Pacific cruiserweight title. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[13] Opetaia made his first WBO Asia-Pacific cruiserweight title defense against Kurtis Pegoraro on June 29, 2018. The fight was simultaneously a fight for the vacant IBF Pan-Pacific cruiserweight title. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[14]

Opetaia fought Navosa Ioata for the vacant WBA Oceania interim cruiserweight title on May 15, 2019, and won the fight by an eight-round technical knockout.[15] Opetaia made his first title defense two months later, on July 27, 2019, against Nikolas Charalampous, while also fighting for the vacant WBO Global cruiserweight title. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[16] Opetaia made the first defense of these two titles, and fought for the inaugural IBF Asia-Oceania cruiserweight title, against Mark Flanagan on November 16, 2019.[17] He won the fight by an eight-round technical knockout.[18]

Opetaia was scheduled to defend his IBF Asia-Oceania and WBO Global cruiserweight titles in a rematch with Benjamin Kelleher on October 22, 2020.[19] He won the fight by a sixth-round technical knockout.[20]

IBF and The Ring cruiserweight champion

Opetaia vs. Briedis

Opetaia was scheduled to challenge the reigning IBF and The Ring cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis on 6 April 2022.[21] The bout was postponed on February 16, as Briedis tested positive for COVID-19.[22] The bout was rescheduled for 11 May, and was expected to take place at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia.[23] The bout was once again postponed on April 8, as Opetaia suffered a rib injury,[24] and rescheduled for July 2.[25] Opetaia won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 116–112, 116–112 and 115–113.[26] During the fight, Opetaia badly broke his jaw in two places. Unable to give an interview following the match, he was instead taken directly to the hospital to undergo surgery to repair the fractures.[27]

Professional boxing record

22 fights	22 wins	0 losses
By knockout	17	0
By decision	5	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
22	Win	22–0	Mairis Briedis	UD	12	2 Jul 2022	Convention & Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast, Australia	Won IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles
21	Win	21–0	Daniel Russell	TKO	3 (8), 1:44	4 Dec 2021	Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, Australia
20	Win	20–0	Benjamin Kelleher	TKO	6 (10), 1:50	22 Oct 2020	Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, Australia	Retained IBF Asia-Oceania and WBO Global cruiserweight titles
19	Win	19–0	Mark Flanagan	TKO	8 (10), 3:00	16 Nov 2019	Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia	Retained WBA Oceania and WBO Global cruiserweight titles; Won inaugural IBF Asia-Oceania cruiserweight title
18	Win	18–0	Nikolas Charalampous	UD	10	27 Jul 2019	Luna Park, Sydney, Australia	Retained WBA Oceania interim cruiserweight title; Won vacant WBO Global cruiserweight title
17	Win	17–0	Navosa Ioata	TKO	8 (10), 1:13	15 May 2019	The Star, Sydney, Australia	Won vacant WBA Oceania interim cruiserweight title
16	Win	16–0	Kurtis Pegoraro	KO	2 (10), 1:25	29 Jun 2018	Pullman Hotel and Resort, Brisbane, Australia	Retained WBO Asia-Pacific cruiserweight title; Won vacant IBF Pan-Pacific cruiserweight title
15	Win	15–0	Lukas Paszkowsky	TKO	2 (10), 2:35	7 Apr 2018	Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia	Won vacant WBO Asia-Pacific cruiserweight title
14	Win	14–0	Benjamin Kelleher	TKO	3 (10), 2:36	17 Jan 2018	The Star, Sydney, Australia	Retained Australian cruiserweight title
13	Win	13–0	Frankie Lopez	TKO	1 (10), 2:55	21 Oct 2017	Function Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Won vacant IBF Youth cruiserweight title
12	Win	12–0	Daniel Ammann	TKO	9 (10), 1:49	15 Jul 2017	Wests City Club, Newcastle, Australia	Won vacant WBC-OPBF and Australian cruiserweight titles
11	Win	11–0	Moses Havea	TKO	2 (8), 1:03	12 May 2017	North Sydney Leagues Club, Sydney, Australia	Retained ANBF New South Wales heavyweight title
10	Win	10–0	Kyle Brumby	TKO	2 (8), 1:26	8 Apr 2017	Doltone House, Sydney, Australia
9	Win	9–0	Togasilimai Letoa	TKO	2 (4), 0:30	10 Feb 2017	Faleata Sporting Complex, Apia, Samoa
8	Win	8–0	Isileli Fa	TKO	3 (6), 0:36	23 Dec 2016	Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney, Australia
7	Win	7–0	Peter Brennan	KO	1 (8), 2:46	9 Dec 2016	Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia	Won vacant ANBF New South Wales heavyweight title
6	Win	6–0	Uria Afamasaga	TKO	2 (4), 0:37	14 Oct 2016	The Silverdome, Launceston, Australia
5	Win	5–0	Sefo Falekaono	KO	6 (6), 1:11	22 Jul 2016	Mediterranean House, Sydney, Australia
4	Win	4–0	Orlando Vazquez	PTS	4	23 Apr 2016	Centro de Usos Múltiples, Los Mochis, Mexico
3	Win	3–0	Randall Rayment	UD	6	28 Nov 2015	Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Australia
2	Win	2–0	Rob Manual	TKO	1 (4), 2:46	14 Aug 2015	Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
1	Win	1–0	Isileli Fa	UD	4	1 Aug 2015	Stadium Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand

References

На других языках

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[de] Jai Opetaia

Jai Tapu Opetaia (* 30. Juni 1995 in Westmead, New South Wales) ist ein australischer Profiboxer und aktueller IBF-Weltmeister im Cruisergewicht. Er wird vom Ring Magazine auf Platz 1 der Weltrangliste geführt.

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[ru] Опетая, Джей

Джей Тапу Опетая (англ. Jai Tapu Opetaia; род. 30 июня 1995, Сидней, Новый Южный Уэльс, Австралия) — перспективный непобеждённый австралийский боксёр-профессионал, выступающий в первой тяжёлой и тяжёлой весовых категориях. Участник Олимпийских игр (2012), чемпион Океании (2012), бронзовый призёр молодёжного чемпионата мира (2012), трёхкратный чемпион национального первенства среди взрослых (2012, 2013, 2014) и четырёхкратный победитель национального чемпионата Австралии среди юниоров в любителях.

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