Wilder to face Opetaia on Fury-Joshua undercard in Cardiff
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will fight Australian cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia in December.
At a glance
- Wilder, 41, is a former WBC heavyweight champion
- Opetaia is the unbeaten Australian cruiserweight world champion
- The fight takes place at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on 11 December
- The event will stream on Netflix globally
Deontay Wilder will face unbeaten Australian cruiserweight world champion Jai Opetaia on the undercard of Tyson Fury's heavyweight bout with Anthony Joshua on 11 December at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, organisers announced on Wednesday.
Opetaia will move up to heavyweight for the matchup. The event will stream live worldwide on Netflix.
Why it matters
The bout adds a significant heavyweight matchup to the Fury-Joshua card, one of boxing's major events of the year.
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