Jai Opetaia
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jai Opetaia |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 30 June 1995 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
| Club | All Sorts Wellbeing & Fitness Centre — Wyong |
Jai Opetaia (born 1995) is a Samoan Australian amateur boxer who 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, a southpaw counterpuncher, 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]
He is related to Australian soccer player Tim Cahill and rugby league Ben Roberts of Parramatta Eels.[4]