Jai Opetaia Vs. Brandon Glanton Predictions – ‘A Crushing Victory’
Jai Opetaia and Brandon Glanton headline Zuffa Boxing 04 on March 8, as fans picked their winner.
The bout will crown the promotion’s first-ever Cruiserweight World Champion. Opetaia enters the ring following a devastating 8th-round knockout of Huseyin Cinkara in December 2025. This capped a year of three successful title defenses, including dominant stoppage wins over Claudio Squeo and David Nyika. Glanton (21-3, 18 KOs) enters as the underdog. Following a loss to Chris Billam-Smith in April 2025, he defeated Marcus Browne in a 6th-round stoppage.
Pre-Fight
“He’s tough. He’s gritty. And he wants to win. He’s got a fucking big engine. He keeps walking forward and he’s just ready to have a crack. He’s dangerous the whole fight. So you got to be switched on. You got to be ready to fucking get in the trenches – and we are. We box smart, we do our thing. And you just make him walk on the shit, bro. He’s just going to fucking do what we do, and that’s the science of the sport,” Opetaia said. “Our skill levels are completely different, but he’s big, he’s strong. It doesn’t take a fucking rocket scientist to see our styles and how this fight matches up,” Opetaia said
Predictions
Full Card
Jai Opetaia vs Brandon Glanton, 12 rounds, for Opetaia’s lineal/IBF cruiserweight title
Ricardo Salas vs Jesus Saracho, 10 rounds, welterweights
Adan Palma vs Pablo Rubio Jr., 8 rounds, featherweights
Vlad Panin vs Shinard Bunch, 10 rounds, welterweights
Joshua Juarez vs Jardae Anderson, 8 rounds, heavyweights
Jaycob Ramos vs Ethan Perez, 6 rounds, featherweights
Brady Ochoa vs Adrian Serrano, 6 rounds, lightweights
Emiliano Alvarado vs Erick Rosado, 6 rounds, featherweights
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