Jai Opetaia
Australian boxer (born 1995)
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Jai Opetaia is an Australian professional boxer. He held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title from 2022 until 2023, before vacating the title due to a disagreement with the IBF. He would however win the vacant title again in 2024, which he currently holds along with the Ring magazine and lineal cruiserweight titles. 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. As of February 2023, Opetaia is ranked the world's best active cruiserweight by The Ring magazine, ESPN, and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and third by BoxRec.
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Champion Opetaia stops Nyika with highlight-reel knockout World champion Jai Opetaia defends his IBF cruiserweight title with a brutal fourth-round knockout win over David Nyika in Australia.BBC Sport - Published | |
'Ridiculous' to strip Opetaia of IBF belt - WarrenFrank Warren says it is "ridiculous" for the IBF to strip Jai Opetaia of his cruiserweight title and stop Ellis Zorro fighting him for the belt.BBC Sport - Published | |
Opetaia ends Thompson title challenge in fourth roundWatch as British cruiserweight Jordan Thompson's world title challenge ends in a brutal fourth-round stoppage loss to IBF and Ring Magazine champion Jai Opetaia in London.BBC Sport - Published | |
Opetaia overwhelms Thompson with early stoppage winBritish cruiserweight Jordan Thompson's world-title challenge ends in a brutal fourth round stoppage loss to IBF and Ring Magazine champion Jai Opetaia In London.BBC Sport - Published | |
Opetaia v Thompson: Briton targets world-title upset - radio & textFollow live text & commentary of Briton Jordan Thompson's bid to dethrone IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia at the OVO Arena Wembley.BBC Sport - Published | |
Thompson towers over Opetaia at weigh-inBriton Jordan Thompson towers over champion Jai Opetaia as both men made weight for Saturday's IBF cruiserweight showdown at Wembley's OVO Arena.BBC Sport - Published | |
How tennis prodigy became boxing world title contenderManchester's Jordan Thompson, who challenges Jai Opetaia for the IBF belt on Saturday, has gone from budding tennis star to boxing world title challenger.BBC Sport - Published | |
Britain's Thompson to face Opetaia for IBF cruiserweight titleBritish boxer Jordan Thompson will face Australian Jai Opetaia for the IBF cruiserweight title at OVO Arena Wembley next month.BBC Sport - Published |
