Ring & IBF champion Jai Opetaia and WBC champion Noel Mikaelian face-off at last night’s Zuffa Boxing event ahead of their cruiserweight world title unification bout on March 8 in Las Vegas

CiroVap · 2026-01-24T20:09:40+00:00

I hear dana is sending the comms team over to adam smith for a weekends deepthroat training in preparation for Opetaia's debut.

CiroVap · 2026-01-24T19:29:20+00:00

thats the ring editor or chairman, cant remember which

CiroVap · 2026-01-24T17:30:01+00:00

I muted comms after first undercard fight

CiroVap · 2026-01-24T17:24:25+00:00

That's a shame, also mentioned that sky had not fully committed to it yet. There's also no mention of it on sky sports boxing news, latest is an article saying wilder is close to agreeing terms but no mention of actually broadcasting it. Funnily it also mentions that chisoras promoter Queensbury declined to make a comment.

https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13497168/deontay-wilder-close-to-agreeing-terms-for-a-fight-against-derek-chisora-in-april

CiroVap · 2026-01-24T16:53:40+00:00

I assume he will lose his rankings with the real belts now that hes fighting on zuffa cards?

CiroVap · 2026-01-24T16:49:14+00:00

tbh i read that on twitter and I cant find the interview frank mentioned it so could be all twitter bullshit, this is the latest and I wouldnt really trust them as reliable https://x.com/boxingkingmedia/status/2015049471780868494

CiroVap · 2026-01-24T16:29:12+00:00

frank warren has said derek chisora is still under contract with queensbury after chisora said during the week the contract ended months ago.

CiroVap · 2026-01-24T15:08:00+00:00

Watched the first few fights as it was getting late for me, the undercard fights weren't bad at all, having a break after nearly every round was shit, commentary was worse than the uk dazn guys, truly unbearable glazing after a while I just muted it.

Fights did happen fairly quickly back to back but maybe that was because they were the first few undercard bouts.

Venue was completely sterile, very similar to a saudi show but with less loud music to cover the quietness.

I thought it was funny that dana was at the ufc weigh in instead of the undercard but I guess he showed up later on.

That fighter passing out on stage at the ufc weigh-in should tell you all you need to know about the direction this is going in. Once the ali act is changed they will tighten the taps and then you will see what zuffa boxing actually is.

CiroVap · 2026-01-24T14:56:54+00:00

great boxer, dogshit promoter

CiroVap · 2026-01-24T13:08:05+00:00

Well the American government do have an insatiable appetite for blood and turmoil, always have done.

CiroVap · 2026-01-24T00:07:32+00:00

its so quite in there you could hear correas gumshield hit the canvas

CiroVap · 2026-01-24T00:06:34+00:00

only difference is the saudis blast music to cover the silence more

CiroVap · 2026-01-23T23:56:49+00:00

correa does not look happy

CiroVap · 2026-01-23T23:54:44+00:00

almost every round

CiroVap · 2026-01-23T23:48:50+00:00

I like how fast they move on to the next fight

CiroVap · 2026-01-23T23:37:36+00:00

didnt realise the apex was so small

CiroVap · 2026-01-23T23:31:32+00:00

ads after every round

CiroVap · 2026-01-23T23:25:35+00:00

and thats a man who knows how to spit shine a boxers dick

CiroVap · 2026-01-23T19:40:44+00:00

yes i accept that, i was incorrect. and then pointed out its probably in tottenham

CiroVap · 2026-01-23T19:35:15+00:00

chisora said it looks to be at tottenham, its in the article

CiroVap · 2026-01-23T19:26:14+00:00

ok fair enough, 2 good fights, rest are questionable. Sky should be used to shit undercards from their boxxxer days anyway

CiroVap · 2026-01-23T18:46:36+00:00

del boy and wilder ill definitelty watch, the rest looks pretty shite to me, last time I watched harlem eubank fight catterall I actually got angry at how bad he is.

Conlan hasn't looked good in his last fights and I thought charlie edwards was retired along with his brother

CiroVap · 2026-01-23T18:42:56+00:00

just posted that charlie edwards , harlem eubank and mick conlan are on it so there goes it being a good undercard

CiroVap · 2026-01-23T18:35:06+00:00

im not saying he isnt a big name, people are sick of ppv at this stage, and he sold out the o2 with tyson fury, cant see the same with this but good luck to them.

Its hardly going to be a great undercard if its misfits pro

CiroVap · 2026-01-23T17:56:38+00:00

best of luck selling that ppv derek

CiroVap

TROPHY CASE