Jai Opetaia – Brandon Glanton Live Results and Updates

Jai Opetaia Outpoints Brandon Glanton to Win Zuffa Cruiserweight Title

Cruiserweight Jai Opetaia (30-0, 23 KOs) defeated Brandon Glanton (21-4, 18 KOs) by unanimous decision over 12 rounds to capture the inaugural Zuffa cruiserweight title. All three judges scored the bout 119-106.

The Australian mixed body shots with uppercuts and short combinations once the fight moved inside. Glanton remained tough and kept pushing the action, yet he struggled to land clean against Opetaia’s movement and timing.

The victory improves Opetaia to 30-0 with 23 knockouts.

Ricardo Salas (23-2-2, 17 KOs) stopped Jesus Saracho (16-3-2, 12 KOs) in the eighth round of their scheduled 10-round welterweight fight. Salas worked behind counters and combinations before forcing the stoppage with unanswered punches that forced the referee to intervene.

Featherweight Pablo Rubio Jr. (15-0, 5 KOs) defeated Adan Palma (14-1, 9 KOs) by unanimous decision over eight rounds. Rubio rallied after a difficult third round and outworked Palma through the later rounds to secure scores of 77-73, 77-73, and 76-74.

Welterweight Vlad Panin (24-2, 16 KOs) stopped Shinard Bunch (22-4-1, 18 KOs) in the ninth round of their scheduled 10-round fight. Panin established the jab early and steadily broke Bunch down before the referee stepped in.

Heavyweight Joshua Juarez improved to 15-0 with an eight-round unanimous decision over Jardae Anderson (11-2). Juarez pressed forward and landed the cleaner punches across the distance to secure the victory.

Featherweights Jaycob Ramos (4-1-1, 1 KO) and Ethan Perez (8-0-1, 3 KOs) fought to a six-round majority draw. Perez scored an early knockdown, but Ramos responded and pushed the action in the later rounds.

Lightweights Brady Ochoa (9-0-1) and Adrian Miguel Serrano (6-0-2) also fought to a six-round majority draw. One judge scored the fight 58-56 for Ochoa, while the other two returned 57-57 cards.

Emiliano Alvarado (11-0, 6 KOs) remained unbeaten with a six-round unanimous decision over Erick Rosado (16-5, 11 KOs). Alvarado scored a second-round knockdown with a left hook and kept control of the fight to earn scores of 59-54 on all three cards.