Jai Opetaia
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| Born | Jai Opetaia June 30, 1995 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| 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
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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
- Australian New South Wales State
- Australia - New South Wales State heavyweight title (209 pounds)
- Australian National Boxing Federation
- World Boxing Council
- Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation cruiserweight title
- International Boxing Federation
- World Youth cruiserweight title (199+1⁄4 pounds)
Professional boxing record
| 13 fights | 13 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 10 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 |  Frankie Lopez
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TKO | 1 (12) 2:55 | Oct 21, 2017 | Function Centre, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria
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Won vacant IBF World Youth cruiserweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Daniel Ammann
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TKO | 8 (10) | Jul 15, 2017 | Wests City Club, Newcastle, New South Wales
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Won vacant Australian and OPBF cruiserweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Moses Havea
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TKO | 2 (8) 1:03 | May 12, 2017 | North Sydney Leagues Club, Cammeray, New South Wales, Australia
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Defended New South Wales heavyweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Kyle Brumby
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TKO | 1 (8) 1:26 | Apr 8, 2017 | Doltone House, Sylvania Waters, New South Wales, Australia
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 |  Togasilimai Letoa
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TKO | 2 (4) 0:30 |
Feb 10, 2017 | Faleata Sports Complex Gym 1, Apia, Samoa
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Isileli Fa
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TKO | 3 (6) 0:36 |
Dec 23, 2016 | Southern Cross Group Stadium, Woolooware, New South Wales, Australia
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Peter Brennan
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KO | 1 (8) 2:46 |
Dec 9, 2016 | Horden Pavilion, Moore Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Won vacant New South Wales heavyweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Uria Afamasaga
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TKO | 2 (4) 0:37 |
Oct 14, 2016 | Silverdome Basketball Stadium, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Sefo Falekaono
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KO | 6 (6) 1:11 |
Jul 22, 2016 | Mediterranean House, Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Orlando Vazquez
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UD | 4 | Apr 23, 2016 | Centro de Usos Multiples, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Randall Rayment
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UD | 6 | Nov 28, 2015 | Mansfield Tavern, Mansfield, Queensland, Australia
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Rob Manual
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TKO | 1 (4) 2:46 |
Aug 14, 2015 | The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Isileli Fa
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UD | 4 | Aug 1, 2015 | Stadium Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand
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References
- ^ [1] Article
- ^ Results
- ^ Results
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
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