Opetaia, unbeaten and scoring a good, one-sided stoppage win over Mikaelian on last night’s card, met Benavidez, also unbeaten, in the ring, and the two showed mutual respect as they exchanged a few words.

“Let’s do it right here next year for Cinco de Mayo,” Benavidez said.

“Done. It’s done.” replied Opetaia, 31-0(24).

All one can say here is, sign us up! This fight, a sure-fight war, a genuine 50-50 collision between two of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world right now, has X-rated explosion writ large all over it.

“Respect,” Benavidez, 32-0(26) continued. “He’s a strong fighter, but there can only be one monster. “He likes war, and I’m the exact same way, so it will be one hell of a fight.”

Agreed 100-percent. But who wins this potential modern-day classic? Let’s hope we get to find out.