Jai Opetaia won the inaugural Zuffa Boxing Cruiserweight title with a 12-round unimous decision over Brandon Glanton at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas.

In round six, Glanton was deducted a point for holding.

In round 11, Opetaia was deducted a point for holding.

Opetaia of Australia won by scores of 119-106 on all cards.

The bout was marred in controversy all week as Opetaia was seemingly stripped of his IBF title after the organization was on board with the sanctioning. The IBF made the decision late on Friday night, apparently feeling disrespected for the placement of their title bout during fight week activities.

Salas Stops Saracho in 8

Ricardo Salas stopped Jesus Saracho in round-eight of their scheduled 10-round welterweight bout.

Salas dominated and poured on the volume over the second half of the fight and the bout was stopped at 2:09 of round eight.

Salas is now 23-2 with 18 knockouts. Saracho falls to 16-3-2.

Rubio Gets Dropped Twice But Decisions Palma

Pablo Rubio Jr. was dropped two times in round three, but was able to comeback and out work Adan Palma and take an eight-round unanimous decision in a featherweight bout.

In round three, Palma was able to hurt and drop Rubio with a left hook along the ropes. Later in the round, it was a short right that put Rubio down again. Rubio was able to gather himself and begin landing volume for the remaining round and took the unanimous decision by scores of 77-73 twice and 76-74.

Rubio of Whittier, CA is 15-0. Palma is is 14-1.

Vlad Panin stopped Shinard Bunch in round nine of their 10-round welterweight bout.

Panin dominated the action and a big flurry caused a stoppage ay 2:29 of round nine.

Panin, 146.5 lbs of Las Vegas is 24-2 with 16 knockouts. Bunch, 147 lbs of Trenton, NJ is 22-4-1.

Joshua Juarez remained undefeated with an eight-round unanimous decision over Jardae Anderson in a heavyweight bout.

Juarez, 256 lbs of Laredo, TX won by scores of 79-73, 78-74 and 77-75 and is now 15-0. Anderson, 263 lbs of Davenport, IA is 11-2.

Jaycob Ramos and Ethan Perez battled to a six-round draw in a featherweight battle featuring fighters from the Lone Star State.

Each fighter landed 83 punches.

Ramos took a card 57-55 and two cards were even at 56-56.

Ramos, 126 lbs of Dallas is 4-1-1. Perez, 125.5 lbs of San Antonio is 8-0-1.

In round two, Perez dropped Ramos with a straight left to the chin. In round three, Ramos returned the favor by dropping Perez with a counter right,

In a battle of undefeated lightweights, Brady Ochoa and Adrian Serrano battled to a six-round majority draw.

Ochoa outlanded Serrano 105-104.

Ochoa took a card 58-56 while two cards were even at 57-57.

Ochoa, 134 lbs of Las Vegas is 9-0-1. Serrano, 135 lbs of Salinas, CA is 6-0-2.

Emiliano Alvarado remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over Erick Rosado in a featherweight bout.

After a good first round from Rosado, Alvarado landed a perfect double left hook to the body and then head that put Rosado on his back.

Alvarado, 125.5 lbs of Coachella, CA won by scores of 59-54 on all cards and is now 11-0. Rosado, 1245 lbs of Santo Domingo, DR is 16-5.

Long Beach, CA (October 20, 2025) Women’s Ring Magazine Super Flyweight Champion Mizuki ‘MIMI’ Hiruta, (9-0, 2 KOs), of Tokyo, Japan will make the sixth defense of her WBO World Title against #2 Ranked Gloria ‘Depredadora’ Gallardo, (16-3-3, 7 KOs), of Rosarita, Baja California, Mexico in the ten-round main event on Saturday, November 22 at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, CA.

Hiruta vs. Gallardo headlines another stellar Hollywood Fight Nights event promoted by Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions and broadcast globally on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports.

Tickets priced at $200, $150, $100 and $80 are Now On-Sale and can be purchased online through Thunder Studios. Thunder Studios is located at 20434 S. Santa Fe Ave, Long Beach, CA 90810. Doors will open at 2:00 p.m. PT with the UFC Fight Pass YouTube Prelims at 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT and the Main Card starting at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT on UFC Fight Pass.

“This is Mizuki’s fourth world title defense this year as she continues to validate her position as one of the best and most active pound-for-pound fighters in international women’s boxing,” said Tom Loeffler. “She wants to stay very active and wants to fight the best competition and Gloria Gallardo is one of the toughest female fighters in Mexico.”

Along with fellow Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue, Mizuki Hiruta is one of only two world champions fighting four times in 2025, all being world title defenses.

“We’re also finishing up the details on an outstanding undercard for fans in attendance at Thunder Studios and those watching our global broadcast on UFC Fight Pass,” continued Loeffler.

Said Mizuki Hiruta, ESPN’s #1 Ranked Super Flyweight, “I’m very grateful to Tom Loeffler, 360 Promotions and Coach Manny (Robles) for keeping me so active this year. That was our plan when we started working together last year and this is my fourth world title defense this year.”

“Gloria Gallardo has fought many solid fighters throughout her career and this is her first time fighting for a world title. I will be prepared for victory and to put on a great show for all my fans in Southern California and watching in Japan on UFC Fight Pass. No pasa nada!”

“Mizuki Hiruta has had her time but my time is now and I’m taking home the world title belt,” said Gloria Gallardo. “I’ve worked hard and earned my opportunity for this fight and plan on taking full advantage to cement my name as one of the best female boxers in the world and following in the growing legacy of champions from Mexico.”

The colorful and charismatic Mizuki Hiruta kicked off her 2025 campaign with an eighth-round stoppage of Maribel Ramirez on January 17 in Los Angeles accompanied by her growing legion of supporters and preceded by her renowned show-stopping ring walks. Following up on May 17, the southpaw demonstrated all of her world class skills and toughness in a dominant ten-round unanimous decision over Carla Merino. Most recently, the 29-year-old  won a shutout ten-round unanimous decision over Naomy Cardenas Gomez on August 15.

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The 30-year-old Gallardo, with only one loss since 2019, challenges for her first world title following a first-round knockout of Maria de Lourdes Garcia on March 15, 2015. Although world traveled, this will be her first fight in the United States.

Returning to the Hollywood Fight Night’s ring in an eight-round featherweight bout, ‘Right Hook’ Roxy Verduzco, (6-0, 1 KO), of Los Angeles, CA looks to cap off 2025 with her fifth victory of the year.

Also featured at Hollywood Fights Nights is a ten-round junior middleweight battle between undefeated Kazakh contender Sadriddin Akhmedov, (15-0-1, 13 KOs), and Mexican knockout machine Edgardo ‘Zurdo’ Velasquez, (16-2, 16 KOs), of Tijuana, Mexico.

Additional undefeated rising stars seeing action in separate bouts include; all-action attraction, super featherweight Abel Mejia, (9-0, 6 KOs), of Orange, CA, world ranked women’s minimum contender Lupita ‘The Baby-Faced Assassin’ Medina, (11-0, 2 KOs), of Maywood, CA and San Diego based hard-hitting super bantamweight veteran Adan Palma, (13-0, 8 KOs).

Los Angeles, CA (April 19, 2025) Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions presented another outstanding night of boxing on Saturday night in Los Angeles, CA as their acclaimed Hollywood Fight Nights series took over the Commerce Casino Events Center in front of a packed crowd of fans and broadcast globally on UFC Fight Pass.

“it was great to be here at the Commerce Casino Events Center in front of a loud and enthusiastic crowd of Southern California boxing fans,” said Loeffler. “From the opening bell of our prelims straight through the end of our main event the fans were on their feet for the action-packed fights.”

“The junior middleweight clash between Sadriddin Akhmedov and Elias Espadas was a sensational clash between two world class warriors, Roxy Verduzco and Umar Dzambekov continued their rise in fantastic performances and Adan Palma along with Jaybrio Pe Benito were very impressive in victory.

Included among the celebrity studded crowd were Los Angeles Rams legends; Hall of Famer Jackie Slater and Super Bowl XIV Quarterback Vince Ferragamo.

Fighting in the main event, junior middleweights Sadriddin Akhmedov, (15-0-1, 13 KOs), of Astana, Kazakhstan and Elias ‘The Latin Kid’ Espadas, (23-6-1, 16 KOs), of Yucatan, Mexico battled over ten-rounds to a split decision draw. Scores at the end of the clash were 96-94 for Akhmedov and 95-95 twice.

Both fighters fought intelligently throughout changing up punch angles and footwork pacing to set up their aggressive shots. The Abel Sanchez trained Akhmedov appeared to take control in the final rounds but the game Espadas, guided by trainer Manny Robles, successfully countered to escape the aggressive Kazak’s tactics.

Witnessing a junior middleweight classic, fans were on their feet throughout the fight.

Los Angeles based light heavyweight powerhouse Umar Dzambekov, (11-0, 8 KOs), looked brilliant as the southpaw stopped Sonny McEwen, (11-2, 7 KOs), of Hawthorne, CA in the opening stanza. Although the valiant McEwen rose from an early knockdown, the scheduled eight rounder was stopped at the 2:17 mark of the round from a barrage of unanswered punches.

Following her show-stealing Easter themed weigh-in appearance, fast rising female star, ‘Right Hook’ Roxy Verduzco, (4-0, 1 KO), stayed perfect with a six-round shutout victory over Jessica Radtke Maltez, (1-2-1), of Minnesota in the featherweight division. Scores were 60-54 from all three judge’s as Verduzco displayed her array of world class skills throughout the fight in front of her legion of fans. The popular Verduzco also captured the holiday spirit in her fight night walk-out donning a celebratory Easter holiday warmup.

Undefeated super featherweight Jaybrio Pe Benito, (6-0, 4 KOs), of Honolulu, HI stayed undefeated in a hard fought six round decision over Oxnard, CA native Sebastian Gutierrez, 

(6-3-1, 4 KOs). Scores were 59-55 from two judge’s and 60-54 for the Freddie Roach trained Benito. Both fighters came to fight from the opening bell as the spirited action entertained the crowd. Although the stronger Gutierrez would have his moments, Benito was able to consistently control the action for the duration of the fight.

Fighting in a six-round clash of super bantamweights with identical undefeated records, San Diego’s Adan Palma, (11-0, 7 KOs), stopped Alfredo Castro Villafuerte, (10-1, 7 KOs), of Sinaloa, Mexico in the third round. Hurting Villafuerte at the end of the second round, Palma would earn the stoppage at the :33 mark of the third round after a knockdown.

Fighting in the prelims, pro debuting Jason Robledo, (1-0) of Mission Hills CA, defeated Nesly Trezile, (1-3), of Inglewood, CA over four rounds in the lightweight division. Scores were 40-36 twice and 39-37.

In the flyweight division, Diego Aviles, (3-0, 3 KOs), of Anaheim, CA stopped Robert Ledesma of San Antonio, TX, in the first round of their scheduled four rounder.

Los Angeles, CA (March 21, 2025) Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions has announced a stellar undercard for their upcoming Hollywood Fight Nights event on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at the

Commerce Casino Events Center and broadcast live globally on UFC Fight Pass, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports. The event is headlined by a can’t miss ten-round junior middleweight clash between Sadriddin Akhmedov, (15-0, 13 KOs), of Astana, Kazakhstan and Elias ‘The Latin Kid’ Espadas, (23-6, 16 KOs), of Yucatan, Mexico.

Among the undefeated rising stars returning to action include; Umar Dzambekov, ‘Right Hook’ Roxy Verduzco, Adan Palma, Jaybrio Pe Benito and Tayden Beltran.

Tickets for Hollywood Fight Nights priced at $200, $150, $100 and $80 can be purchased online at www.360 Promotions.us. The Commerce Casino, ‘The World’s Largest Card Room and Site of the LA Poker Classic’, is located at 6131 Telegraph Road, Commerce, CA 90040. For more information and directions visit their website. 

Co-featured on April 19, lauded light heavyweight powerhouse Umar Dzambekov, (10-0, 7 KOs), will look to stay perfect as he kicks off his 2015 campaign against battle-tested Sonny McEwen, (11-1, 7 KOs), of Hawthorne, CA in a scheduled eight rounder. The heavy-handed Dzambekov scored a show-stopping first round knockout of Eric Robles on October 26, 2024. Victorious in his first eleven professional bouts, McEwen looks for a return to the win column following a clash with Anthony Holloway on March 30, 2024.

Fighting in a sensational six-round clash of super bantamweights with identical undefeated records, San Diego’s Adan Palma, (10-0, 6 KOs), faces off against Alfredo Castro Villafuerte, 

(10-0, 7 KOs), of Sinaloa, Mexico. Competing for the third time at Hollywood Fight Nights, Palma won a dominant six round decision over Sharone Carter on January 17, 2025. Villafuerte returns to battle following a six-round victory over Ezequiel Flores on February 23, 2024 at Chumash Casino.

Quickly becoming a Los Angeles fan favorite and heralded as a future world champion,‘Right Hook’ Roxy Verduzco, (3-0, 1 KO), will face an opponent to be announced in a women’s six round featherweight battle. The 23-year-old has shined in her first two fights in the Commerce Casino Events Center with a six round shutout decision over Colleen Davis on July 26, 2024 and a second-round knockout of Lindsey Ellis on January 17, 2024. Both exciting performances took place in front of huge gatherings of her local fans.

Undefeated super featherweight Jaybrio Pe Benito, (5-0, 4 KOs), of Honolulu, HI heads into the Hollywood Fight Nights ring against Oxnard, CA native Sebastian Gutierrez,

(6-2-1, 4 KOs). Pe Benito was victorious with second round knockouts in both of his starts in 2024; Christian Lorenzo on April 20 and Michael Land on July 26, both taking place at the Commerce Casino Events Center. The upset minded Gutierrez looks for a return to the win column following a hotly contested six-round fight against Cesar Villarraga on October 26, 2024.

Huntington Beach, CA native Tayden ‘The Butcher’ Beltran, (10-0-1, 5 KOs) will compete in a six round lightweight bout against an opponent to be announced. Fighting at the Commerce Casino Events Center on January 17, 2025, Beltran impressed the sold-out crowd with a dominant performance and fourth round knockout of Eugene Lagos.

Fighting in separate four rounders on April 19 are exciting young newcomers; super feather Nicolas Robledo, (2-0, 2 KOs), of Wilmington, CA, flyweight Diego Aviles, (2-0, 2 KOs), of Anaheim, CA, pro debuting lightweight Jason Robledo of Mission Hills, CA and super middleweight Jose Mancilla, (3-0, 2 KOs), of Big Bear, CA with opponents to be announced shortly.