Bakole-Adebayo, Vanhouter-Essomba added to Netflix card December 11th

Two more heavyweight bouts have been added to the fight card at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales as Martin Bakole will face Solomon Adebayo and Da’Mazion Vanhouter fights Michael Essomba. These bouts will precede the co-feature bout which pits Deontay Wilder against Jai Opetaia and the main event being Tyson Fury versus Anthony Joshua. All of the bouts will be shown live on Netflix.

Bakole (21-2-1, 16 KOs) has been inactive since May of last year, where he battled Efe Ajagba to a majority draw in Riyadh. In February of last year Bakole stepped in as a replacement opponent against Joseph Parker as Daniel Dubois was out due to illness. Bakole lost the bout to Parker by stoppage. In 2024, Bakole handed Jared Anderson his first pro loss by knockout in Los Angeles.

Adebayo hails from Nigeria and is unbeaten in 15 fights, with 14 of those wins by knockout. The 29 year old had his pro debut in 2021 and has never fought outside of Africa. His last win was last December as he scored a 5th round stoppage over Joe John.

Da’Mazion Vanhouter has been on a hot streak in the heavyweight division, as he knocked out his last three opponents in the first round. At 21 years old Vanhouter has come from winning bouts in the super welterweight division in his pro debut to entering the heavyweight ranks last year. He has been on Zuffa Boxing fight cards since February and this will be his fifth fight in 2026.

Essomba (11-2, 10 KOs) is from Belgium and has fought in France, Greece, Italy and in his home country. His last bout was in April where he lost by decision to Angelo Morejon. He had two fights in 2025 which were knockout wins.