Zuffa boxing championships to another step towards becoming a reality. With the first title fight about two weeks away, the promotional company unvelied the actual belt design, presenting it to Truki Alalshikh, the morst powerful man in boxing and the cairman of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainemnt Authority, on Wednesday.  Alalshikh said, "I am happy, I met with my brothers Dana [White]  and Nick [Kahn] in Las Vegas and they gifted me the first Zuffa Boxing belt - made with beautiful diamonds. This is a huge start for Zuffa,  and only the very best will be lucky enough to win this belt."  Australia's Jai Opetaia and Brandon Glanton of the United States will fight for the Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight title on March 8th at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas.

 

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FEB. 11, 2026: Zuffa Boxing has announced that, for the main Event in Zuffa Boxing 04, Australia's Jai Opetaia and Brandon Glanton of the United States will fight for the inaugural Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight championship. The fight will take place on March 8th at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. Opetaia is the reigning IBF champion. His record is 29-0, with three IBF defenses against non-descript challengers in 2025. His efforts at unification have been largely ignored by the other champions and sanctioning bodies. Glanton is 2103 and is coming off a 2025 that saw him lose to former cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith then defeat former light heavyweight champion Marcus Browne.