Opetaia (22-0 17 KOs) secured the IBF belt when he defeated Mairis Briedis in the summer of last year, which was the most recent time the Australian athlete was in the ring. Now the title is up for grabs again with Thompson (15-0, 12 KOs) in with a chance of winning his first world title.

• Event: Jai Opetaia vs Jordan Thompson
• Date: Saturday 30 September 2023
• Venue: OVO Wembley Arena, London, UK

The event is set to get underway at 7 p.m. UK / 2 p.m. ET with the main event ringwalks expected at around 10:02 p.m. UK / 5:02 p.m. ET.

Opetaia vs Thompson Fight Card

• Jai Opetaia vs Jordan Thompson; For Opetaia’s IBF world cruiserweight title
• Cheavon Clarke vs Vasil Ducar; Cruiserweight
• Rhiannon Dixon vs Katherina Thanderz; Women’s lightweight
• George Liddard vs Peter Kramer; Middleweight
• Ellie Scotney vs Laura Soledad Griffa; For Scotney’s IBF women’s super bantamweight title
• Shannon Ryan vs Xenia Jorneac; Women’s super flyweight
• Maiseyrose Courtney vs Martina Bernile; Women’s flyweight
• Jimmy Sains vs Bartlomiej Stryczek; Middleweight
• Ibraheem Sulaimaan vs Joshua Ocampo; Lightweight