Jai Opetaia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Jai Tapu Opetaia 30 June 1995 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 76 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jai Opetaia (born 30 June 1995) is an Australian professional boxer. He held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title from 2022 until 2023 (he vacated the title due to a disagreement with the IBF). He currently holds 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.[1] As of February 2023, Opetaia is ranked the world's best active cruiserweight by The Ring magazine,[2] ESPN,[3] and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[4] and third by BoxRec.[5]
- ^ "Jai Opetaia – Amateur career". boxrec.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Boxing divisional rankings -- The best top 10 fighters per division". espn.com. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Rankings – Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "BoxRec: Ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 4 February 2023.