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Given his immense talents in the ring, here at SportsCasting we have decided to take a look at the Jai Opetaia net worth. This includes his career earnings, biggest purses and endorsements from boxing as the single best cruiserweight boxer in the world.
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Jai Opetaia was last seen in action as he returned to Australia on June 8 to defend his Ring Magazine & IBF World Cruiserweight Titles. Opetaia was a big favourite to beat Claudio Squeo in his latest title defence, which he did with a destructive knockout in Round 5.
Unifications against the likes of Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez or Badou Jack could well be on the cards next for Opetaia before the end of the year. If not this year, then all roads lead to becoming undisputed in 2026.
In of his financial status, Jai Opetaia’s net worth is said to be estimated at £2million according to All Famous Birthday.
The Australian cruiserweight boxer has seen a huge rise in his net worth over the past few of years, mainly due to his two bouts with Mairis Briedis as well as his recent fights in Saudi Arabia as part of Riyadh Season.
He has had some other big purses throughout his career too of course, but has been earning extremely lucratively more recently. This is partly down to the fact that a lot of his recent fights have been put on by His Excellency Turki Alalshikh. More on his career earnings later.
Jai Opetaia’s record is now an impressive 28-0, with his net worth increasing at a rapid rate due to his success inside the boxing ring.
Some of Opetaia’s sponsors will also help enhance his net worth going forward. He has various different endorsement deals to his name which we will look into further in this article.
Jai Opetaia has been a professional boxer since he made his debut back in August 2015. Since then, Opetaia has had 27 more professional bouts, earning more money as his career has progressed. Hence why the Jai Opetaia net worth has inflated massively of late.
The 30-year-old Australian boxing superstar has seemingly earned far more money since stepping up to world level back in 2022. Opetaia beat Mairis Briedis as a big underdog to become champion, defying his odds and putting the world on notice as to just how good he really is.
Opetaia reportedly took home somewhere in the region of £200k for the first Briedis fight, also becoming the IBF World Cruiserweight & Ring Magazine Champion in the process.
This is reportedly the fifth largest purse of his career to date, behind his earnings for the ‘Day Of Reckoning’ bout with Ellis Zorro in Saudi Arabia at the back end of 2023and his last two fights against David Nyika and Claudio Squeo respectively.
His second biggest career purse came in the Briedis rematch on the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk undercard. The Aussie reportedly earned somewhere in the region of £500,000 for the fight, which he won against the Latvian via unanimous decision.
The largest purse of his career reportedly came against Jack Massey on the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol undercard, once again in Saudi Arabia. Opetaia reportedly took home $1 million, which equates to around £750k. A career-high purse for the best cruiserweight fighter in the world.
It is estimated that Jai Opetaia has earned somewhere in the region of £3-4m in his boxing career to date. This figure will catapult in the coming years, as the Aussie looks to fight in huge unification bouts and the biggest fights available to him at cruiserweight.
Jai Opetaia Fight Purses (Last 10): 42l1t
| Fight | Fight Purse |
|---|---|
| Jai Opetaia vs Claudio Squeo | TBC |
| Jai Opetaia vs David Nyika | £400,000 |
| Jai Opetaia vs Jack Massey | £750,000 |
| Jai Opetaia vs Mairis Briedis 2 | £500,000 |
| Jai Opetaia vs Ellis Zorro | £275,000 |
| Jai Opetaia vs Jordan Thompson | £250,000 |
| Jai Opetaia vs Mairis Briedis | £200,000 |
| Jai Opetaia vs Daniel Russell | £100,000 |
| Jai Opetaia vs Benjamin Kelleher | £75,000 |
| Jai Opetaia vs Mark Flanagan | £75,000 |
Purse info of Jai Opetaia’s last 10 fights per Sporty Salaries
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Jai Opetaia, who is engaged to his long-term girlfriend Kanesha, makes the majority of his money from competing in the sport of boxing.
He is the single best cruiserweight fighter on the planet at just 30-years-old, and looks to continue his rise and dominate the cruiserweight division for years to come. A move to heavyweight in a few years also seems likely for the undefeated fighter.
In of sponsorship, not much is known about Jai Opetaia and his endorsement deals. He reportedly has endorsement deals with brands such as Adidas, Under Armour, DAZN and Tasman Fighters.
Additional funds from his sponsors will help Opetaia pay for his training camps away from home in Australia. He is of course one of the stars on the Matchroom Boxing roster, so likely earns an endorsement fee from them too.
Matchroom Boxing kingpin Eddie Hearn has revealed exciting plans for Jai Opetaia going forward. As the best cruiserweight in the world, Hearn has promised Opetaia some huge nights in the future, whether that be in England, Saudi Arabia, America or even back home down under.
Jai Opetaia’s next fight could well be against the likes of ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez or Badou Jack in huge unifications, with the Aussie looking to become the undisputed king of the cruiserweight division, adding every belt possible to his mantelpiece.
As he continues to make a name for himself globally, sponsors will be queuing up to get on board the hype-train. In turn, each of these sponsors will help enhance the Jai Opetaia net worth.