Leigh Wood

MAURICIO LARA stunned Leigh Wood with a sensational left hook in the seventh round to win the WBA featherweight title.The Nottingham-born fighter was.

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Leigh Wood lost his WBA featherweight world title after being knocked out in the seventh round by Mexico's Mauricio Lara in Nottingham. Wood, 31, was ahea.

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Wood, Lara Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Hometown hero Leigh Wood puts his WBA Featherweight World Title on the line against big-punching Mexican Mauricio ...

The Super WBA World Featherweight Title. "The WBA World Featherweight Title. This is a tremendous fight to bring to the UK and we're so proud of Leigh Wood the champion for accepting this challenge as the champion.

Leigh Wood failed to defend his WBA featherweight title after being stopped by Mexican knockout artist Mauricio Lara in Nottingham.Fighting in front o.

“A shot out of the blue, Leigh Wood was comfortable in the fight, and then that big, powerful left hook landed on his whiskers and Mauricio Lara is the new WBA featherweight champion. “And then Mauricio Lara has just landed the shot of a lifetime on his chin to knock him out. He bravely got back to his feet to fight on, but his trainer Ben Davison immediately threw in the towel with his man in no position to continue – much to Wood’s disappointment.

Leigh Wood had his reign as a world champion cut short by Mauricio Lara. The hard-hitting Mexican wiped out the Nottingham ace with a left hook in the ...

“I just want to say thanks to everyone for supporting me and I’ll be back,” said Wood in the aftermath. There were protests from Wood, who was stopped after two minutes and 54 seconds of the seventh round, but it appeared to be the right decision from trainer Davison to call the fight over. The 34-year-old seemed to be in control of the contest, connecting with shots and landing with relative ease between rounds three and six.

Last March, Leigh Wood was forced to come back from down big on the scorecards to score a Hail Mary Knockout of the Year against Michael Conlan in the 12th ...

While Wood was able to beat the count, he looked briefly unsteady on his feet. Wood ceded his WBA world featherweight champion to Lara in front of Wood's hometown crowd in Nottingham, England, when he was stopped in the seventh round. After being hurt and sporting a large cut over his left eye from a headbutt, Wood put together a tremendous third round to pull himself right back into the fight.

Leigh Wood, 31, was ahead on all three judges scorecards in a thrilling contest at the Motorpoint Arena, but was dumped by a brilliant left hook and his ...

Wood, 31, was ahead on all three judges scorecards in a thrilling contest at the Motorpoint Arena, but was dumped by a brilliant left hook and his trainer Ben Davison threw in the towel. Leigh Wood, 31, was ahead on all three judges scorecards in a thrilling contest at the Motorpoint Arena, but was dumped by a brilliant left hook and his trainer Ben Davison threw in the towel Wood beat the count but was clearly on wobbly legs and his corner threw in the towel.

Leigh Wood was boxing beautifully and had opened up a handy lead over Mauricio Lara in the second defence of his WBA featherweight title.

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Leigh Wood's reign as WBA featherweight champion is over after the Briton loses to hard-hitting Mauricio Lara in Nottingham.

The atmosphere and volume moved up a notch as Wood made his entrance, with almost every fan in the arena on their feet. Because it's personal between me and him and that's the way it will always be." "Of course I would like that trilogy [with Josh Warrington]," said Lara. "Congratulations to Mauricio Lara, he's great fighter," Wood told DAZN. He told IFL TV: "Of course I did. The 34-year-old seemed to be in control of the fight and was landing with ease through rounds three to six, before Lara unleashed a sensational left hook in the seventh.

Leigh Wood was stopped by Mexican knockout artist Mauricio Lara to lose his WBA featherweight title.Fighting in his hometown, Wood was dropped by a br.

“He wants to finish my career and I am happy to let him have the chance.” “A shot out of the blue, Leigh Wood was comfortable in the fight, and then that big, powerful left hook landed on his whiskers and Mauricio Lara is the new WBA featherweight champion. “And then Mauricio Lara has just landed the shot of a lifetime on his chin to knock him out.

Leigh Wood lost his WBA featherweight world title after being knocked out in the seventh round by Mexico's Mauricio Lara in Nottingham.

Lara was visibly hurt by a body shot in the fifth and was caught with another heavy combination before being sent reeling on the ropes in the sixth by a huge right cross from Wood. In comes the towel after a big knockdown at the end of the seventh...— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) Wood, 34, was ahead on all three judges scorecards in a thrilling contest at the Motorpoint Arena, but was dumped by a brilliant left hook and his trainer Ben Davison threw in the towel.

Michael Conlan was watching closely as Mauricio Lara defeated Leigh Wood in Nottingham on Saturday night. Wood lost his WBA featherweight world title after ...

Well done mate." Wood beat the count but was clearly on wobbly legs and his corner threw in the towel. Lara was visibly hurt by a body shot in the fifth and was caught with another heavy combination before being sent reeling on the ropes in the sixth by a huge right cross from Wood. Wood was hurt again by a right-left combination from the Mexican early in the fourth, but again the Englishman dug deep to finish the round strongly. Wood, 34, was ahead on all three judges scorecards in a thrilling contest at the Motorpoint Arena, but was dumped by a brilliant left hook and his trainer Ben Davison threw in the towel. Wood lost his WBA featherweight world title after being knocked out in the seventh round by the Mexican.

Lara won the WBA featherweight title by knocking out Wood in a stunning comeback and he then proceeded to spit at Warrington who was ringside.

I want that third fight more than anything but I did also say to Leigh Wood that I'll give him the opportunity. I wasn't going to train until Monday but now I'll be in the gym tomorrow." I can have a little bit of pantomime, shouting and screaming at each other, but as soon as you spit at me I'm not having it," Warrington told He pretends to get out and go forward then he spat at me. Lara confirmed he spat at his rival as he told Lara, 28, produced a stunning stoppage over Wood in Nottingham after falling behind in the fight to win the WBA featherweight title.

LEIGH WOOD needed oxygen after being brutal knocked out by Mauricio Lara.The 34-year-old's reign as WBA (regular) featherweight champion came to an en.

I want the rematch, absolutely." "The one thing that nobody picked was Leigh Wood on points, and I thought this could be the way the fight is going. Promoter Eddie Hearn said of a potential rematch: “Leigh Wood is going to be very frustrated because he was up on the scorecards by three rounds or two rounds, and was on the way to a massive victory.

Leigh Wood was looking to defend his featherweight title against Mauricio Lara in Nottingham but his coach, Ben Davison, threw in the towel after the Brit ...

Three, four, five and six-punch combinations Conlan was throwing at times and Leigh Wood was taking them and Ben didn’t throw it in. You know you are going to get hurt in a fight. Wood defended his featherweight title with a stunning knockout against Conlan that sent him through the ropes last March. You’ve got to let him carry on. Lara, 28, came back from losing most of his fight against Wood in Nottingham to win the Brit's featherweight title with a seventh-round stoppage. Former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew has criticised Davison's call and thinks he should have let Wood fight on.

Lara, Wood Fight Photos Gallery - Nottingham - For the WBA featherweight title, Mauricio Lara (26-2-1, 19 KOs) was under fire at times, but a massive punch ...

Wood was connecting with more shots and using his jab. Wood was able to connect with heavy shots on his own in the closing moments. In the second, the quicker punches were getting to the target first.

Leigh Wood was looking to defend his featherweight title against Mauricio Lara in Nottingham but his coach, Ben Davison, threw in the towel after the Brit ...

Three, four, five and six-punch combinations Conlan was throwing at times and Leigh Wood was taking them and Ben didn’t throw it in. You know you are going to get hurt in a fight. Wood defended his featherweight title with a stunning knockout against Conlan that sent him through the ropes last March. You’ve got to let him carry on. Lara, 28, came back from losing most of his fight against Wood in Nottingham to win the Brit's featherweight title with a seventh-round stoppage. Former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew has criticised Davison's call and thinks he should have let Wood fight on.