According to Tasman Fighters’ Mick Francis, the promoter of the 30-year-old Opetaia, a contract existed for the winner of Jack-Mikaelian II to confront his leading fighter in 2026. That Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez is on course to fight David Benavidez makes Opetaia-Mikaelian even more appealing, and Diaz – the trainer who guided Mikaelian to victory over Jack – believes that that is something in which Opetaia and Armenia’s Mikaelian are “both interested”.
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