Jai Opetaia
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jai Opetaia |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 30 June 1995 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Club | All Sorts Wellbeing & Fitness Centre — Wyong |
Jai Opetaia (born 1995) is a Samoan Australian amateur boxer who 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, a southpaw counterpuncher, 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]
He is related to Australian soccer player Tim Cahill and rugby league Ben Roberts of Parramatta Eels.[4]
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- 1995 births
- Australian people of Samoan descent
- Boxers from Sydney
- Heavyweight boxers
- Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of Australia
- Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Male boxers
- Living people
