Opetaia vs Glanton

Who won Opetaia vs Glanton?

Jai Opetaia beat Brandon Glanton by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, March 8th, 2026, at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 119-106, 119-106, 119-106 in favor of winner Jai Opetaia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This contest was for the The Ring cruiserweight championship of the world.

Opetaia was making his 8th defense of the The Ring Cruiserweight Championship. He won this belt against Mairis Briedis in July 2022. He had held this belt for 3 years, 8 months and 15 days.

He was also making his 5th defense of the IBF World Cruiserweight Championship. He won this belt against Mairis Briedis in May 2024. He had held this title for 1 year, 9 months and 30 days.

Also on the undercard Ricardo Salas was victorious over Jesus Eduardo Saracho, and Adan Palma lost to Pablo Rubio Jr.

Opetaia vs Glanton stats

Jai Opetaia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Brandon Glanton made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Jai Opetaia was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Opetaia had a height advantage of 4 inches over Glanton. Despite this, Glanton had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Jai Opetaia fought out of the southpaw stance, while Brandon Glanton was an orthodox fighter.

Opetaia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Glanton, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, totaling 149 compared to Glanton's 118.

Brandon Glanton was ranked number 8 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO, and 15 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Opetaia vs Glanton form

Opetaia remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Huseyin Cinkara on December 6, 2025, by knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia.

Prior to that, he had won against Claudio Squeo on June 8, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach.

Going into that contest, he had beaten David Nyika on January 8, 2025, by knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach.

Before that, he had defeated Jack Massey on October 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He had won against Mairis Briedis on May 18, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Brandon Glanton had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Marcus Browne on October 1, 2025, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Chris Billam-Smith on April 26, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alexey Egorov on June 7, 2024, by knockout in the 11th round at Dynamo Volleyball Arena, Moscow, Russia.

Before that, he had lost to Soslan Asbarov on March 18, 2023, by majority decision at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

He had been beaten by David Light on December 2, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jai Opetaia had been fighting more than Brandon Glanton.

Going into this contest, Jai Opetaia had last fought 3 months and 2 days ago, while Brandon Glanton's last outing had been 5 months and 7 days ago.

Opetaia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Glanton's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Opetaia vs Glanton start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:30 PM EST / 8:30 PM PST at Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:30 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Opetaia vs Glanton?

The Paramount+ show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The YouTube UK broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Opetaia vs Glanton?

Jai Opetaia was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Brandon Glanton made his way into the ring at 29/4 (+730) with oddsmakers.