Jai Opetaia

Jai Opetaia
Born Jai Opetaia
(1995-06-30) June 30, 1995
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Residence New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australian
Ethnicity Samoan
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 217.75 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Reach 193 cm (76.0 in)
Stance Southpaw
Professional boxing record
Total 13
Wins 13
By knockout 10
Losses 0
By knockout 0
Draws 0
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Australia
AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships
2012 YerevanHeavyweight

Jai Opetaia (born 30 June 1995, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a Samoan Australian professional boxer.

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.[1]

Opetaia won the Junior World title in Kazakhstan in July 2011.[2]

At the Olympic qualifier in Canberra 2012 he had a tough final against New Zealander David Light but prevailed 15:10.[3]

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.

Personal life

He is related to Australian soccer player Tim Cahill and rugby league Ben Roberts of Parramatta Eels.[4]

Professional boxing titles

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
13 fights 13 wins 0 losses
By knockout 10 0
By decision 3 0
Draws 0

[5]

No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
13 Win 13–0 Australia Frankie Lopez TKO 1 (12) 2:55 Oct 21, 2017 Australia Function Centre, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria Won vacant IBF World Youth cruiserweight title
12 Win 12–0 Australia Daniel Ammann TKO 8 (10) Jul 15, 2017 Australia Wests City Club, Newcastle, New South Wales Won vacant Australian and OPBF cruiserweight title
11 Win 11–0 Australia Moses Havea TKO 2 (8) 1:03 May 12, 2017 Australia North Sydney Leagues Club, Cammeray, New South Wales, Australia Defended New South Wales heavyweight title
10 Win 10–0 Australia Kyle Brumby TKO 1 (8) 1:26 Apr 8, 2017 Australia Doltone House, Sylvania Waters, New South Wales, Australia
9 Win 9–0 Samoa Togasilimai Letoa TKO 2 (4)
0:30		 Feb 10, 2017 Samoa Faleata Sports Complex Gym 1, Apia, Samoa
8 Win 8–0 New Zealand Isileli Fa TKO 3 (6)
0:36		 Dec 23, 2016 Australia Southern Cross Group Stadium, Woolooware, New South Wales, Australia
7 Win 7–0 Australia Peter Brennan KO 1 (8)
2:46		 Dec 9, 2016 Australia Horden Pavilion, Moore Park, New South Wales, Australia Won vacant New South Wales heavyweight title
6 Win 6–0 Australia Uria Afamasaga TKO 2 (4)
0:37		 Oct 14, 2016 Australia Silverdome Basketball Stadium, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
5 Win 5–0 New Zealand Sefo Falekaono KO 6 (6)
1:11		 Jul 22, 2016 Australia Mediterranean House, Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia
4 Win 4–0 Mexico Orlando Vazquez UD 4 Apr 23, 2016 Mexico Centro de Usos Multiples, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
3 Win 3–0 Australia Randall Rayment UD 6 Nov 28, 2015 New Zealand Mansfield Tavern, Mansfield, Queensland, Australia
2 Win 2–0 New Zealand Rob Manual TKO 1 (4)
2:46		 Aug 14, 2015 Australia The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia
1 Win 1–0 New Zealand Isileli Fa UD 4 Aug 1, 2015 New Zealand Stadium Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand

References

  1. ↑ Article
  2. ↑ Results
  3. ↑ Results
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Jai Opetaia". Boxrec. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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