It's Official: Wilder vs. Opetaia Is the Co-Main on Fury-Joshua in Cardiff

It's done. Deontay Wilder vs. Jai Opetaia is official for Dec. 11 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, the co-main event under Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua, live on Netflix. The bout was announced Wednesday.

The numbers

Opetaia is 31-0 with 24 knockouts, the cruiserweight champion moving up to heavyweight for this one. Wilder is 45-4-1 with 43 knockouts.

The risk

This is Opetaia's heavyweight debut, and he's taking it against one of the hardest punchers the division has seen. Opetaia brings speed and an unbeaten record. Wilder brings the right hand. One clean shot changes everything.

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Kimster's take: Opetaia has nothing to gain by being careless and everything to lose. Wilder's power is the last thing to go.

How we got here

We reported on Oct. 30 that the two sides had agreed terms, with contracts still to be signed. Wilder has also had an eye on a world title route, as he told us in Wilder on Gassiev.

The card itself still carries some friction. Dana White, whose Zuffa Boxing promotes Opetaia, has called himself a promoter of the event, while Eddie Hearn maintains that Joshua's contract bars Zuffa and TKO from involvement.

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