Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara

Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara (billed as “Dance with the Devil”) was a featherweight professional boxing match contested between WBA featherweight champion Leigh Wood and Mauricio Lara. The bout took place on 18 February 2023 at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England.[4] Lara defeated Wood via technical knockout in the 7th round.[5]

Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara
Date18 February 2023
VenueMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham, England
Title(s) on the lineWBA featherweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Leigh Wood Mauricio Lara
Nickname Leigh-thal Bronco
Hometown Gedling, England Mexico City, Mexico
Pre-fight record 26–2 (16 KOs) 26–2–1 (19 KOs)
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA featherweight champion
Result
Lara defeated Wood via round 7 TKO.[3]

Background

On 24 August 2022 was announced that Leigh Wood would make his second WBA title defence against Mexican professional boxer Mauricio Lara at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England on 24 September 2022.[6] However Wood withdrew from the fight ten days before it was supposed to take place, due to a torn biceps suffered in sparring.[7]

The bout was rescheduled for 18 February 2023 at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England.[4]

Fight card
Weight class vs Method Round Time Notes
Main Card
Featherweight Mauricio Lara def. Leigh Wood (c) TKO 7/12 2:54 Note 1
Super lightweight Dalton Smith (c) def. Billy Allington UD 12 Note 2
Lightweight Gary Cully def. Wilfredo Flores TKO 2/10 1:52 Note 3
Cruiserweight Cheavon Clarke def. Israel Duffus UD 10
Super bantamweight Diego Alberto Ruiz def. Gamal Yafai UD 10
Preliminary Card
Super middleweight Aaron Bowen def. Mathieu Gomes KO 1/6 1:35 Note 4
Super welterweight Junaid Bostan def. Peter Kramer TKO 7/8 1:30
Super middleweight Kieron Conway def. Jorge Silva PTS 8
Super lightweight Sam Maxwell def. Shaun Cooper PTS 6

^Note 1 For WBA featherweight title
^Note 2 For British super-lightweight title
^Note 3 For vacant WBA Inter-Continental lightweight title
^Note 4 Bowen's professional debut

Rematch

During the Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin broadcast, Eddie Hearn, Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood appeared in the ring to announce the rematch which is scheduled for 27 May at the AO Arena in Manchester, England.[8]

References
  1. "BoxRec: Leigh Wood". BoxRec. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. "BoxRec: Mauricio Lara". BoxRec. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. Sky News (18 February 2023). "Leigh Wood loses WBA featherweight title in KO defeat to Mauricio Lara in Nottingham". Sky News.
  4. Coppinger, Mike (9 January 2023). "Leigh Wood to defend WBA title vs. Mauricio Lara in February". ESPN.
  5. Brookhouse, Brent (18 February 2023). "Leigh Wood vs. Mauricio Lara fight results, highlights: Mexican challenger earns featherweight title with TKO". CBS News.
  6. Random Hits (24 August 2022). "Leigh Wood vs. Mauricio Lara Tops DAZN Tripleheader on September 24". BoxingScene.
  7. Random Hits (13 September 2022). "Leigh Wood (Biceps) Injured, Lara Fight Postponed; Galahad-Hughes Elevated To Sept. 24 Main Event". BoxingScene.
  8. Gray, Tom (4 April 2023). "Mauricio Lara vs Leigh Wood 2 date, start time, odds, card for 2023 boxing fight". The Sporting News.
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