Jai Opetaia: record, next fight and profile →
David Benavidez has named his three-man hit list while confirming he will sign a new three-fight contract in December after reaching the end of his promotional deal with PBC and Sampson Lewkowicz
Rico Verhoeven is the latest fighter to be linked with Deontay Wilder, with the kickboxer claiming he is in talks to face the former WBC heavyweight champion on the December 11 undercard of Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury
Dana White has confirmed that Jai Opetaia is being lined up to move up to heavyweight and face Deontay Wilder on the December 12 Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua undercard in Cardiff, Wales
According to published reports, if WBA Regular and lineal cruiserweight champ Jai Opetaia does face former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, the fight will have no bearing on Opetaia’s cruiserweight unification showdown with David Benavidez, tentatively scheduled for Cinco de Mayo weekend in May 2027 in Las Vegas.
Deontay Wilder could feature on the undercard of Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua, according to reports.
Though he believes David Benavidez to be the 'face' of boxing, Roy Jones expects Jai Opetaia to prove a very difficult opponent
The WBC Monday stripped cruiserweight champion Noel Mikaelian of his title, elevating Poland’s Michal Cieslak to champion, confirming Cieslak will defend his belt December 12 against unified champion David Benavidez.
A second-round knockout victory by WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia and a ninth-round stoppage triumph by White’s Zuffa Boxing’s cruiserweight boss, Jai Opetaia, that lured the unbeaten, three-division champion David Benavidez into the ring are sea-changing events that could boost the first-year promotion to remarkable heights
Jai Opetaia didn’t mind hearing the whistles and jeers as he patiently waited for his opening. Seconds after it finally revealed itself, Opetaia unleashed the entirety of his fury on the likely outgoing WBC cruiserweight champion Noel Mikaelian Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Don King produced a statement Friday announcing his WBC cruiserweight champion Noel Mikaelian’s Saturday bout versus unbeaten former IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia will not be sanctioned as a title fight.