Deontay Wilder to face unbeaten Opetaia on Fury v Joshua undercard in Cardiff
Summary
Deontay Wilder will fight unbeaten cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia on the undercard of Tyson Fury’s bout with Anthony Joshua in Cardiff on 11 December. Opetaia will make his heavyweight debut, and Netflix will stream the event worldwide, with the main event expected to begin around 2 a.m. local time on Saturday to reach U.S. viewers.Key Facts
- Organizers announced Wilder and Opetaia as the co-main event on Wednesday.
- Wilder is 41 and has a professional record of 45 wins, four losses and one draw, including 43 knockouts.
- Wilder held the WBC heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020 and made 10 successful defenses.
- Opetaia is 31, has won all 31 of his professional fights, and holds the IBF cruiserweight title.
- Opetaia won the IBF title by defeating Mairis Briedis in 2022.
- The Fury-Joshua event will take place at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium and stream worldwide on Netflix.
- Fury and Joshua have each lost twice to Oleksandr Usyk.
- The main-event ringwalks are expected around 2 a.m. local time on Saturday, according to the article.
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