Biography
About Jai Opetaia
Jai Opetaia is an undefeated Australian cruiserweight boxer and one of the leading fighters of his generation. Born in Sydney on 30 June 1995, Opetaia comes from a multi-generation boxing family and represented Australia at the 2012 London Olympics when he was just 16 years old.
After turning professional in 2015, Opetaia built an unbeaten record before receiving his first world-title opportunity against Mairis Briedis in July 2022. Opetaia defeated Briedis by unanimous decision to capture the IBF cruiserweight championship and establish himself at world level.
Opetaia later relinquished the IBF belt before defeating Briedis for a second time in May 2024 to regain the vacant championship. His subsequent run included stoppage victories over Jack Massey, David Nyika, Claudio Squeo and Huseyin Cinkara.
In March 2026, Opetaia defeated Brandon Glanton by unanimous decision in Las Vegas. He returned in September 2026 and stopped Noel Mikaelian in the ninth round, extending his unbeaten professional record to 31 victories from 31 fights.
Opetaia remains The Ring cruiserweight champion and continues his pursuit of undisputed status in the division. His Boxing Ring News profile tracks his complete professional record, opponents, results and championship career.
Career
Fight History
31 bouts
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sept 2026 | Noel Mikaelian The Ring cruiserweight title | W | KO | Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 8 Mar 2026 | Brandon Glanton The Ring and inaugural Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight titles | W | UD | Jai Opetaia vs Brandon Glanton Enterprise, Nevada, USA |
| 6 Dec 2025 | Huseyin Cinkara IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles | W | KO | Jai Opetaia vs Huseyin Cinkara Gold Coast, Australia |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Claudio Squeo IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles | W | KO | Jai Opetaia vs Claudio Squeo Gold Coast, Australia |
| 8 Jan 2025 | David Nyika IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles | W | KO | Jai Opetaia vs David Nyika Gold Coast, Australia |
| 12 Oct 2024 | Jack Massey IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles | W | TKO | Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 18 May 2024 | Mairis Briedis Vacant IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles | W | UD | Ring of Fire Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 23 Dec 2023 | Ellis Zorro The Ring cruiserweight title | W | KO | Day of Reckoning Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 30 Sept 2023 | Jordan Thompson IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles | W | TKO | Jai Opetaia vs Jordan Thompson London, England |
| 2 Jul 2022 | Mairis Briedis IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles | W | UD | Jai Opetaia vs Mairis Briedis Gold Coast, Australia |
| 4 Dec 2021 | Daniel Russell | W | TKO | — Brisbane, Australia |
| 22 Oct 2020 | Benjamin Kelleher IBF Asia-Oceania and WBO Global cruiserweight titles | W | TKO | — Brisbane, Australia |
| 16 Nov 2019 | Mark Flanagan WBA Oceania, WBO Global and vacant IBF Asia-Oceania cruiserweight titles | W | TKO | — Sydney, Australia |
| 27 Jul 2019 | Nikolas Charalampous WBA Oceania interim and vacant WBO Global cruiserweight titles | W | UD | — Sydney, Australia |
| 15 May 2019 | Navosa Ioata Vacant WBA Oceania interim cruiserweight title | W | TKO | — Sydney, Australia |
| 29 Jun 2018 | Kurtis Pegoraro WBO Asia-Pacific and vacant IBF Pan-Pacific cruiserweight titles | W | KO | — Brisbane, Australia |
| 7 Apr 2018 | Lukas Paszkowsky Vacant WBO Asia-Pacific cruiserweight title | W | TKO | — Brisbane, Australia |
| 17 Jan 2018 | Benjamin Kelleher Australian cruiserweight title | W | TKO | — Sydney, Australia |
| 21 Oct 2017 | Frankie Lopez Vacant IBF Youth cruiserweight title | W | TKO | — Melbourne, Australia |
| 15 Jul 2017 | Daniel Ammann Vacant WBC-OPBF and Australian cruiserweight titles | W | TKO | — Newcastle, Australia |
| 12 May 2017 | Moses Havea ANBF New South Wales heavyweight title | W | TKO | — Sydney, Australia |
| 8 Apr 2017 | Kyle Brumby | W | TKO | — Sydney, Australia |
| 10 Feb 2017 | Togasilimai Letoa | W | TKO | — Apia, Samoa |
| 23 Dec 2016 | Isileli Fa | W | TKO | — Sydney, Australia |
| 9 Dec 2016 | Peter Brennan Vacant ANBF New South Wales heavyweight title | W | KO | — Sydney, Australia |
| 14 Oct 2016 | Uria Afamasaga | W | TKO | — Launceston, Australia |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Sefo Falekaono | W | KO | — Sydney, Australia |
| 23 Apr 2016 | Orlando Vazquez | W | PTS | — Los Mochis, Mexico |
| 28 Nov 2015 | Randall Rayment | W | UD | — Brisbane, Australia |
| 14 Aug 2015 | Rob Manual | W | TKO | — Melbourne, Australia |
| 1 Aug 2015 | Isileli Fa | W | UD | — Invercargill, New Zealand |