Jai Opetaia boxer

Jai Opetaia boxer
bouts
21
won
21
lost
0
draw
0
Status
active
Division
cruiser
Debut
2015-08-01
Height
6′ 2″/188cm
Reach
76″/193cm
Age
24
Born
1995-06-30
Death
-
Nationality
Australia

Jai Opetaia (born 30 June 1995) is an Australian professional boxer who has held the WBA Oceania cruiserweight title since 2019. 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.He is related to Australian football player Tim Cahill and rugby league player Ben Roberts of Parramatta Eels.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.Opetaia won the Junior World title in Kazakhstan in July 2011.At the Olympic qualifier in Canberra 2012 he had a tough final against New Zealander David Light but prevailed 15:10.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2021-12-04 Daniel Russell WWDWWL Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley WIN
Technical knockout
2020-10-22 Benjamin Kelleher WWWWWW Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley LOST
Technical knockout
2019-11-16 Mark Flanagan WLWWLL Hordern Pavilion, Sydney WIN
Technical knockout
2019-07-27 Nikolas Charalampous LWWLWW Luna Park, Sydney WIN
Unanimous decision
2019-05-15 Navosa Ioata WWWLLW The Star, Sydney, Pyrmont WIN
Technical knockout
2018-06-29 Kurtis Pegoraro WWWWWW Pullman & Mercure, King George Square, Brisbane WIN
KO
2018-04-07 Lukas Paszkowsky WWWWWW Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane WIN
Technical knockout
2018-01-17 Benjamin Kelleher WDWWWW The Star, Sydney, Pyrmont WIN
Technical knockout
2017-10-21 Frankie Lopez WWWWWW Function Centre, Melbourne Park WIN
Technical knockout
2017-07-15 Daniel Ammann LWLWLW Wests City Club, Newcastle West WIN
Technical knockout
2017-05-12 Moses Havea LLLWWL Norths, Cammeray WIN
Technical knockout
2017-04-08 Kyle Brumby WLDLWL Doltone House, Sylvania Waters WIN
Technical knockout
2017-02-10 Togasilimai Letoa LWLWLL Faleata Sports Complex Gym 1, Apia WIN
Technical knockout
2016-12-23 Isileli Fa LLLLWL Southern Cross Group Stadium, Woolooware WIN
Technical knockout
2016-12-09 Peter Brennan LLLLLW Horden Pavilion, Moore Park WIN
KO
2016-10-14 Uria Afamasaga W Silverdome Basketball Stadium, Launceston WIN
Technical knockout
2016-04-23 Orlando Vazquez WWW Centro de Usos Multiples, Los Mochis WIN
Points
2015-11-28 Randall Rayment WLW Mansfield Tavern, Mansfield WIN
Unanimous decision
2015-08-01 Isileli Fa LWL Stadium Southland, Invercargill WIN
Unanimous decision