Who will Jai Opetaia 🇦🇺 fight next?
Short answer
Most likely next opponent: David Benavidez🇺🇸 (15%, callout / claim).
Confidence: Medium · Updated (UAE time)
Fights for Zuffa Boxing. The IBF stripped him and the matter is in court.
Forecast: likely next opponents NextSmash estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being Jai Opetaia's next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 15%chance next opponentJai Opetaia beat Noel Mikaelian on 12 Sep 2026 (TKO, round 9). They agreed in the ring to fight on 5 May 2027, but Benavidez has a December defence first.5 May 2027 · 5 May 2027, Las Vegas (agreed in the ring)
Field / other: 85%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Last fight
- Win vs Noel Mikaelian · TKO, round 9 · 12 Sep 2026
- Confidence
- Medium (High = officially booked · Medium = credible report, sanctioning-body order, talks or a boxer's own claim · Low = model only)
- Boxing factors
- Mandatory challengers, vacated belts, rematch clauses, Riyadh Season / The Ring events, promoter and network ties, and crossover fights
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
Rankings note: belts are labelled by the body that awards them (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO or The Ring). The order of boxers on these pages is a NextSmash list, not an official ranking.
Jai Opetaia: frequently asked questions
When is Jai Opetaia's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 2 Oct 2026. The leading option is David Benavidez (5 May 2027, Las Vegas (agreed in the ring)).
Who did Jai Opetaia fight last?
Jai Opetaia beat Noel Mikaelian on 12 Sep 2026 (TKO, round 9). Source: Wikipedia.
Who is Jai Opetaia likely to fight next?
NextSmash estimate of the next opponent: David Benavidez (15%), field / other 85%. These are chances of being the next opponent, not chances of winning. Updated 2 Oct 2026.
What is Jai Opetaia's record?
31–0 (wins–losses–draws, no-contests in brackets) after the fight on 12 Sep 2026, as listed on Wikipedia.
What titles does Jai Opetaia hold?
The Ring cruiserweight, WBA (Regular) cruiserweight. Each belt is named with the body that awards it.
Other cruiserweight boxers
- David Benavidez🇺🇸 · WBA (Super) cruiserweight · next: Michał Cieślak 70%
- Michał Cieślak🇵🇱 · WBC cruiserweight · next: David Benavidez 70%
- Chris Billam-Smith🇬🇧 · No world title listed · next: Cheavon Clarke Booked
- Jake Paul🇺🇸 · No world title listed · next: Tommy Fury 40%
More: Cruiserweight belts and next fights · All boxing
Sources
- Wikipedia: Jai Opetaia · record and last fight (revision 1375752551)
- ABC News: Jai Opetaia defeats Noel Mikaelian to set up fight against David Benavidez · 14 Sep 2026
- Yahoo Sports: Jai Opetaia maps out path to Benavidez showdown
- Wikipedia: List of current world boxing champions (revision of 1 Oct 2026) · 1 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash estimates from the reports and factors above, not facts and not betting advice. Records and last fights come from Wikipedia. We do not use BoxRec data. Anything we could not verify is left out.