The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which means the weight limit will be 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).
This contest is for the IBF cruiserweight championship of the world.
Jai Opetaia steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Jack Massey will make his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Opetaia has a large advantage in power over Massey, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Massey’s 55%.
Jai Opetaia is the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.
Opetaia has a height advantage of 1 inch over Massey. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Jai Opetaia fights out of the southpaw stance, while Jack Massey is an orthodox fighter.
Opetaia is arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years later than Massey, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 3 fewer professional rounds, totaling 114 compared to Massey’s 117.
Jack Massey is currently ranked number 13 by the WBO, and 11 by the IBF in the 200lb division.
Opetaia remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he defeated Mairis Briedis on May 18, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Prior to that, he had defeated Ellis Zorro on December 23, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Jordan Thompson on September 30, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had won against Mairis Briedis on July 2, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Queensland, Australia.
He had beaten Daniel Russell on December 4, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Fortitude Music Hall, Queensland.
Opetaia’s last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average. Massey’s last 3 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they lasted 11.3 rounds on average.
