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Boxing-Wilder to face cruiserweight champion Opetaia on Fury-Joshua undercard

Nov 4 (Reuters) - American ⁠former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will ⁠face Australia's undefeated cruiserweight world champion Jai ‌Opetaia on the undercard of Tyson Fury's showdown with Anthony Joshua in Cardiff on December 11, organisers said on Wednesday.

The Star MalaysiaReuters2026-11-04 16:34查看原文 ↗

FILE PHOTO: Boxing - Derek Chisora v Deontay Wilder - O2 Arena, London, Britain - April 4, 2026 Deontay Wilder in action against Derek Chisora Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

• Opetaia will move up to heavyweight ⁠to take on ⁠one of the division's most feared punchers on a ⁠card ‌headed by the long-awaited meeting between Fury and Joshua at the Principality Stadium

• ⁠Wilder, 41, held the WBC heavyweight title from 2015 ‌to 2020 and owns a 45-4-1 professional record

• ⁠Opetaia, 31, is unbeaten in 31 professional bouts and enters the contest as one of the sport's leading cruiserweights

• ⁠The clash between Fury and Joshua, announced in September, has been billed as the biggest fight in British boxing history and has ⁠generated huge interest among fans

• Tickets for the long-awaited heavyweight contest sold out within an hour of going on sale, British media reported last month

• The fight will mark the ⁠first meeting between former heavyweight champions Fury and Joshua, ending years of speculation ‌over a matchup

• The event will stream globally on Netflix

(Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru;Editing by Christian Radnedge)

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