# Wilder to fight Opetaia on Fury v Joshua undercard

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/wilder-to-fight-opetaia-on-fury-v-joshua-undercard/
- Published: 2026-11-04T16:54:28+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T07:11:55+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/cj62ye5e37p1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, Sport, World

## Key points

- Wilder and Opetaia meet on the Fury v Joshua undercard.
- Opetaia will make his heavyweight debut.
- The Cardiff main-event tickets sold out in under an hour.

## Summary

Deontay Wilder will face Jai Opetaia on the undercard of Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua in Cardiff on 12 December. The bout is set to be the co-main event, giving Wilder a chance to return to heavyweight contention and testing unbeaten cruiserweight champion Opetaia at heavyweight for the first time.

Wilder, 41, has a record of 45 wins, four losses and one draw, with 43 knockouts; he held the WBC heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020 and has fought Fury three times. Opetaia, 31, is 31-0 with 24 knockouts and previously held the IBF cruiserweight title. The main-event tickets sold out in under an hour, while the rest of the undercard is yet to be announced.

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