
IBF pulls sanctioning from Jai Opetaia-Brandon Glanton with Zuffa belt at stake
BoxingScene has confirmed that the IBF has withdrawn its sanctioning from Sunday’s “Zuffa Boxing 04” headliner between Jai Opetaia and Brandon Glanton. What now?
Brandon Glanton: record, next fight and profile →

BoxingScene has confirmed that the IBF has withdrawn its sanctioning from Sunday’s “Zuffa Boxing 04” headliner between Jai Opetaia and Brandon Glanton. What now?

Jai Opetaia, the longtime lineal and Ring cruiserweight champion, remains focused on collecting all the belts – not just the ones recognized by his current promoter.

Zuffa Boxing’s intention to do things differently and better in the sport is being immediately put to the test by its union with cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia.

Brandon Glanton’s former opponent Chris Billam-Smith has warned him he needs to start fast if he is to have any chance of succeeding on Sunday against Jai Opetaia.

Brandon Glanton isn’t the opponent we’ve long wanted to see Jai Opetaia share the ring with, but that doesn’t mean that Opetaia-Glanton is a bad fight, writes Chris Algieri

David Greisman rounds up the best of the week's televised boxing.

The officials have been assigned for Sunday's Jai Opetaia-Brandon Glanton RING/Zuffa cruiserweight championship. The status of the IBF title, however, remains in question.

Opetaia is making the eighth defense of his lineal and Ring Magazine cruiserweight championship against Glanton, a fan-friendly fighter who willingly goes to war with his foes.

Cruiserweights Jai Opetaia and Brandon Glanton clash at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas this Sunday.

Confirmation of Jai Opetaia-Brandon Glanton on March 8 on Paramount+ represented the latest development in the evolution of Australian boxing, writes Declan Warrington.