Jai Opetaia

Boxing

Age

Olympic History

London 2012

Career Events

Boxing Men's 92kg

Jai's Story

Opetaia became Australia's youngest ever Olympic boxer after winning the 2012 Australian U/91kg Heavyweight title in Hobart and the 2012 Oceania Heavyweight title in Canberra at the age of 16. He was 17 when he competed at the London Olympic Games, going down to Teymur Mammadov 12-11 in a close round of 16 fight.

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