Opetaia vs Zorro (Dec 23, 2023): How to Watch, Start Time

On Saturday, December 23, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jai Opetaia will go head-to-head with Ellis Zorro in an 12-round cruiserweight showdown for The Ring World title. Find out how to watch the fight live.

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Jai Opetaia
Ellis Zorro
Who Will Win?
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	Jai Opetaia	Ellis Zorro
Country	Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	United Kingdom Lewisham, London, United Kingdom
Age	28 years	31 years
Pro	8 years	6 years
Height	6′ 3″ (191 cm)	-
Reach	76″ (194 cm)	-
Division	cruiserweight (200 lbs / 90,72 kg)	cruiserweight (200 lbs / 90,72 kg)
Stance	southpaw	orthodox
Titles	The Ring World (cruiserweight)	-
Record	23 - 0 - 0 (18 KOs)	17 - 0 - 0 (7 KOs)
KOs	78%	41%
Inactive	84 days	78 days
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Who has won?

Jai Opetaia won by knockout (KO) (video).

Arena

The fight will be held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Date and Time

What time do the first fights of Day Of Reckoning start?

USA
The fight night will start on Saturday, December 23 at 10:00 AM New York time.
Canada
The fight night will start on Saturday, December 23 at 10:00 AM Ottawa time.
United Kingdom
The fight night will start on Saturday, December 23 at 3:00 PM London time.
Ireland
The fight night will start on Saturday, December 23 at 3:00 PM Dublin time.
Australia
The fight night will start on Sunday, December 24 at 2:00 AM Canberra time.
New Zealand
The fight night will start on Sunday, December 24 at 4:00 AM Wellington time.

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Fight Promo

Who fights on Saturday, December 23?
Fight card subject to change.

Division	Fighter #1	Fighter #2	Notes
heavyweight (200+ lbs)	Anthony Joshua (26 - 3 - 0)	Otto Wallin (26 - 1 - 0)
heavyweight (200+ lbs)	Deontay Wilder (43 - 2 - 1)	Joseph Parker (33 - 3 - 0)
light heavyweight (175 lbs)	Dmitry Bivol (21 - 0 - 0)	Lyndon Arthur (23 - 1 - 0)	IBO World WBA (Super) World
cruiserweight (200 lbs)	Jai Opetaia (23 - 0 - 0)	Ellis Zorro (17 - 0 - 0)	The Ring
heavyweight (200+ lbs)	Daniel Dubois (19 - 2 - 0)	Jarrell Miller (26 - 0 - 1)
heavyweight (200+ lbs)	Filip Hrgovic (16 - 0 - 0)	Mark De Mori (41 - 2 - 2)
heavyweight (200+ lbs)	Arslanbek Makhmudov (18 - 0 - 0)	Agit Kabayel (23 - 0 - 0)
heavyweight (200+ lbs)	Frank Sanchez (23 - 0 - 0)	Junior Fa (20 - 2 - 0)

Jai Opetaia

Jai Opetaia is an Australian boxer.
As a professional athlete, Opetaia has been performing for 8 years and remains unbeaten.

Last Fight

The last fight of Jai Opetaia took place on September 30, 2023 against Jordan Thompson (15 - 0 - 0).
Opetaia won by technical knockout (TKO).

Jai Opetaia vs. Jordan Thompson

First World Title

On July 2, 2022 Jai Opetaia became the IBF, The Ring cruiserweight champion.
Opetaia defeated world champion Mairis Briedis (28 - 1 - 0).

Jai Opetaia vs. Mairis Briedis

Jai Opetaia's fight for the first world title

And the New...

IBF, The Ring World champion Jai Opetaia

Boxing Record

Total fights: 23
Wins: 23
Wins by KO: 18
Wins by dec: 5
Losses: 0
Draws: 0

Professional Career

How many fights did Jai Opetaia have?

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Date	Opponent	Result	Notes
2024-10-12	Jack Massey (22 - 2 - 0)	Win TKO	IBF World Cruiserweight
2024-05-18	Mairis Briedis (28 - 2 - 0)	Win UD	IBF World Cruiserweight (vacant)
2023-12-23	Ellis Zorro (17 - 0 - 0)	Win KO
2023-09-30	Jordan Thompson (15 - 0 - 0)	Win TKO	IBF World Cruiserweight
2022-07-02	Mairis Briedis (28 - 1 - 0)	Win UD	IBF World Cruiserweight
2021-12-04	Daniel Russell (7 - 2 - 2)	Win TKO
2020-10-22	Benjamin Kelleher (13 - 1 - 2)	Win TKO	IBF Asia Oceania Cruiserweight WBO Global Cruiserweight
2019-11-16	Mark Flanagan (24 - 7 - 0)	Win TKO	IBF Asia Oceania Cruiserweight (vacant) WBO Global Cruiserweight
2019-07-27	Nikolas Charalampous (18 - 2 - 0)	Win UD	WBO Global Cruiserweight (vacant)
2019-05-15	Navosa Ioata (6 - 3 - 0)	Win TKO
2018-06-29	Kurtis Pegoraro (11 - 3 - 0)	Win KO	IBF Pan Pacific Cruiserweight (vacant) WBO Asia Pacific Cruiserweight
2018-04-07	Lukas Paszkowsky (9 - 1 - 0)	Win TKO	WBO Asia Pacific Cruiserweight (vacant)
2018-01-17	Benjamin Kelleher (7 - 0 - 2)	Win TKO	Australian Cruiserweight
2017-10-21	Frankie Lopez (10 - 0 - 0)	Win TKO	IBF Youth Cruiserweight (vacant)
2017-07-15	Daniel Ammann (32 - 9 - 1)	Win TKO	Australian Cruiserweight (vacant) Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation Cruiserweight (vacant)
2017-05-12	Moses Havea (4 - 10 - 0)	Win TKO	Australian National Boxing Federation New South Wales Heavyweight
2017-04-08	Kyle Brumby (5 - 12 - 3)	Win TKO
2017-02-10	Togasilimai Letoa (16 - 18 - 1)	Win TKO
2016-12-23	Isileli Fa (2 - 6 - 0)	Win TKO
2016-12-09	Peter Brennan (11 - 25 - 4)	Win KO	Australian National Boxing Federation New South Wales Heavyweight (vacant)
2016-10-14	Uria Afamasaga (1 - 0 - 0)	Win TKO
2016-07-22	Sefo Falekaono (3 - 1 - 0)	Win KO
2016-04-23	Orlando Vazquez (3 - 0 - 0)	Win PTS
2015-11-28	Randall Rayment (2 - 1 - 0)	Win UD
2015-08-14	Rob Manual (0 - 3 - 0)	Win TKO
2015-08-01	Isileli Fa (1 - 2 - 0)	Win UD

All Jai Opetaia's Losses

Jai Opetaia remains undefeated as a professional boxer.