Main Card
Jai Opetaia vs. Brandon Glanton:
Opetaia wins by UD (119-106, 119-106, 119-106).
Ricardo Adan Salas Rodriguez vs. Jesus Saracho:
Salas wins by TKO in the 8th round.
Pablo Rubio Jr. vs. Adan Palma:
Rubio Jr. wins by UD (77–73, 77–73, 76–74).
Prelims
Vlad Panin vs. Shinard Bunch:
Panin wins by TKO in the 9th round.
Joshua Juarez vs. Jardae Anderson:
Juarez wins by UD (79–73, 78–74, 77–75).
Jaycob Ramos vs. Ethan Perez:
Majority draw (57–55, 56–56, 56–56).
Brady Ochoa vs. Adrian Miguel Serrano:
Majority draw (57–57, 57–57, 58–56).
Emiliano Alvarado vs. Erick Rosado:
Alvarado wins by UD (59–54, 59–54, 59–54).
IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia will face Brandon Glanton for the inaugural Zuffa Boxing Cruiserweight World Championship on March 8 at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
Opetaia (29-0, 23 KOs), fighting out of Gold Coast, Australia, signed with Zuffa Boxing last month in what marked the first major signing for the promotion helmed by UFC CEO Dana White. Widely regarded as the best cruiserweight in the sport, Opetaia now has the opportunity to become the promotion’s first world champion.
Zuffa Boxing did not reference Opetaia’s IBF title in its official announcement. While the expectation is that the IBF belt will also be at stake, there has been no official confirmation from Opetaia or the sanctioning body. Opetaia enters the bout off a brutal eighth-round knockout of Huseyin Cinkara in December, his fourth consecutive stoppage victory. He previously voiced frustration over being unable to secure unification fights with other champions before aligning with Zuffa.
Glanton (21-3, 18 KOs), of Atlanta, steps into the biggest fight of his career. He has previously fallen short against Chris Billam-Smith, Soslan Asbarov and David Light, but rebounded with a stoppage win over Marcus Browne last October. Notably, Glanton has never been knocked out.
Fight card:
▪️Jai Opetaia vs. Brandon Glanton, 12 rounds, for the Ring Magazine Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight world championship
▪️Ricardo Adan Salas Rodriguez vs. Jesus Saracho, 10 rounds, welterweight
▪️Vlad Panin vs. Shinard Bunch, 10 rounds, welterweight
▪️Adan Palma vs. Pablo Rubio Jr, 8 rounds, featherweight
▪️Joshua Jay Juarez vs. Jardae Anderson, 8 rounds, heavyweight
▪️Brady Ochoa vs. Adrian Miguel Serrano, 6 rounds, lightweight
▪️Jaycob Ramos vs. Ethan Perez, 6 rounds, featherweight
▪️Emiliano Alvarado vs. Erick Rosado, 6 rounds, featherweight
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