Jai
Opetaia

Tasman Fighters and Jai Opetaia agreed to work with Matchroom as part of a global promotional partnership in July 2023.

Opetaia (23-0, 18 KOs) wrestled the IBF and Ring Magazine World Cruiserweight titles away from Mairis Briedis on home turf with an outstanding display in Queensland, Australia in July 2022, outboxing the Latvian with a show of skill mixed with guts after breaking his jaw in both the second and final rounds.

The 28-year-old extended his unbeaten slate to 22 fights in the paid ranks on that famous night, landing World title honours at the first attempt in a professional career that began in August 2015 after the imposing southpaw said goodbye to a glittering amateur stint that yielded gold in the World Junior Championships in 2011 and saw him become the youngest ever Australian Olympian fighter when he represented his country in at the 2012 Games in London.

Opetaia made his long awaited return from injury with a voluntary defence of his IBF World & Ring Magazine Titles against Jordan Thompson in London and turned in a hugely impressive performance, stopping the challenger in four rounds.