The heavyweight division is bracing for the arrival of cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia (31-0). He'll battle ex-champ Deontay Wilder (45-4-1), who possesses one of the most powerful right hands in boxin, on the Netflix card headlined by Tyson Fury (36-2-1, 25 KOs) vs. Anthony Joshua (30-4, 27 KOs). The fight night streams live globally on Netflix on Friday, Dec. 11th from Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Wilder was one of the most feared punchers in heavyweight history. Opetaia (pictured) enters the fight unbeaten and widely regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport. Together, they bring a clash of power and precision to a historic night of boxing. 

 

Wilder is an American heavyweight from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and a bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Games. He held the WBC heavyweight world title from 2015 to 2020, dominating as one of the hardest punchers in boxing history. He also faced Tyson Fury in a three-fight rivalry between 2018 and 2021. [Since then he has lost to Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang but defeated Derek Chisora].

 

Opetaia is an undefeated Australian cruiserweight and a 2012 Olympian at age 16. He won the IBF cruiserweight world title in 2022. He ha sbeen frustrated by boxing politics in attempts to unify the cruiserweight championship but is regarded as one of boxing’s best pound-for-pound fighters. Now, he moves up to heavyweight.