Leigh Wood vs Josh Warrington On Saturday: Who Wins?
This Saturday night in Sheffield, fans will very likely be treated to a great featherweight title fight, as Leigh Wood will defend his WBA belt against former champ Josh Warrington.
This Saturday night in Sheffield, fans will very likely be treated to a great featherweight title fight, as Leigh Wood will defend his WBA belt against former champ Josh Warrington.
Josh Warrington says he’s interested in a rematch against Luis Alberto Lopez after watching him knockout Michael Conlan in the fifth round last Saturday night in their contest in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Eddie Hearn says he wants to match Leigh Wood against Josh Warrington next after he regained the WBA featherweight title on Saturday in his rematch with Mauricio Lara at the AO Arena in Manchester.
Josh Warrington says he wants newly crowned WBA featherweight champion Mauricio Lara to try to send him into retirement like he’s been saying that he wants to do.
Fans are conflicted about last Saturday’s spitting episode involving Mauricio Lara and his arch-nemesis Josh Warrington at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England.
While former WBA featherweight champ Leigh Wood, 26-3(16) tries to rebuild his confidence and decides whether or not to activate the rematch clause he entered the ring with last night before his losing fight with Mauricio Lara, the fight to make – the obvious fight to make – is a third battle between Lara and Josh Warrington.
Challenger Luis Alberto Lopez (27-2, 15 KOs) looked sensational on Saturday night, schooling IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington (31-2-1, 8 KOs) in winning a 12 round majority decision at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England.
In the world of boxing, the next big fight is just around the corner. The problem is, at times, promoters, managers, and, most importantly, fighters metaphorically make the mistake of looking at their phones as they turn that corner only to run into another person or street sign.
Talk about a fighter who has a ton of options. Josh Warrington, who looked back to his best last night in ripping the IBF featherweight title from Kiko Martinez to become a two-time champ, is right back in the mix for some massive fights in a stacked division.
In a dazzling performance, Josh Warrington (31-1-1, 8 KOs) obliterated the overmatched IBF featherweight champion Kiko Martinez (43-11-2, 30 KOs) in blasting him out in the seventh round in a one-sided fight from start to finish on Saturday night in their rematch at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England.