Zuffa Boxing Announces Opetaia-Glanton Title Bout for March 2026

Zuffa Boxing, the upstart promotion led by Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White, announced its first championship bout on Tuesday, with Australian cruiserweight Jai Opetaia set to face American Brandon Glanton for the inaugural Zuffa Cruiserweight title on March 8, 2026, at the Meta Apex arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The main event headlines Zuffa Boxing 4, which will stream live on Paramount and carry sponsorship from Riyadh Season. Opetaia, who signed with the promotion earlier this year, enters the fight undefeated at 29-0, including knockouts in his last five bouts. His most recent victory came three months ago, a brutal eighth-round stoppage of Huseyin Cinkara that marked his seventh defense of The Ring magazine cruiserweight championship and fourth defense of the IBF belt. At 230 pounds, Opetaia holds the IBF and The Ring titles and has expressed ambitions to unify the division by challenging WBA and WBO champion Gilberto Ramirez or WBC titleholder Noel Mikaelian.

Glanton, weighing in around 213 pounds, represents a step-up opportunity in his career. The rugged contender holds an 18-3 record with 18 knockouts and is ranked No. 10 by The Ring and No. 15 by the IBF....