David Benavidez next fight: he vacated the WBA light heavyweight title and faces WBC cruiserweight champion Michal Cieslak, with Jai Opetaia waiting for the winner.

Jai Opetaia continues to make his case as one of the best boxers in the world. Here are the latest ESPN pound-for-pound rankings.

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Ryan Garcia proved he’s capable of more than winning a world title. He can defend it, too. Garcia stopped Conor Benn by TKO, retaining his WBC welterweight championship Saturday, Sept. 12 at T-Mobile ...

Jai Opetaia defended his Ring Magazine and Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight championships on Saturday, and did so by doing something no one else has done: stopping Noel Mikaelian. The fight took place on ...

Jai Opetaia became the first man to stop Noel Mikaelian as he claimed a ninth-round knockout victory over the WBC cruiserweight champion, setting up a potential blockbuster showdown with David ...

Jai Opetaia scored a massive stoppage of Noel Mikaelian tonight in Las Vegas, but remains without a major governing body belt. Back in March, Opetaia dominated Brandon Glanton at the Meta Apex to ...

Jai Opetaia defended his titles with a nasty ninth round standing knockout over Noel Mikaelyan but the bigger moment may have come just a few minutes later when he stared down David Benavidez in hopes ...

Raiders host Baron Davis sits down with boxer Jai Opetaia on this episode of Raiders: Talk of the Nation. Raiders host Baron Davis revisits his favorite interview moments from the 2025 NFL Season on ...