Jai Opetaia vs Noel Mikaelian Live Scorecard and Fight Result
The sanctioning body added a secondary title hours before the co-main event after the World Boxing Council refused to put its belt at stake.
- Hours before tonight's bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the WBA authorized Jai Opetaia and Noel Mikaelian to fight for the vacant "regular" cruiserweight title, replacing the WBC belt withdrawn from the contest.
- Don King Promotions announced the WBC title would not be at stake, while President Mauricio Sulaiman stated no decision regarding the Armenian champion will be made until next week.
- The decision leaves boxing with another secondary champion, as David Benavidez already holds the WBA "super" title; critics say this arrangement does little to clean up confusion surrounding the division.
- Australian fighter Jai Opetaia enters with a perfect 30-0 record and holds The Ring and Zuffa Boxing titles, positioning him as the leading cruiserweight despite the secondary WBA designation.
- Victory would move the winner closer to a unification clash with Benavidez, though the "super" champion has been positioning himself for heavyweight opportunities rather than a consolidation fight.
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Aussie star dazzles to claim TKO victory
Jai Opetaia lands a right hook to wobble his opponent Noel Mikaelian and claim a TKO victory.
Jai Opetaia stops Noel Mikaelian in the ninth round to set up David Benavidez blockbuster
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 Benavidez. Here's how it all went down at the T-Mobile Arena.
Jai Opetaia vs Noel Mikaelian live scorecard and fight result
Jai Opetaia looks to strengthen his claim as the leading cruiserweight in the world tonight when he faces WBC champion Noel Mikaelian in a major title clash at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The unbeaten Australian puts his Ring and Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight titles on the line against Mikaelian, with the contest serving as […]
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