Unification Fight With Lopez, Mandatory Defence Against Kholmatov, Or Domestic Showdown With Warrington?
Leigh Wood was as good as his word on Saturday night, getting revenge or, “putting it right” against Mexican danger man Mauricio Lara (albeit a weight drained, he failed to make weight and was stripped of the title version of Lara, this absolutely no fault of Wood’s) as he said he would.
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.
Leigh Wood’s time as the WBA featherweight champion could be a shot one after his victory over Mauricio Lara last Saturday night at the AO Arena in Manchester.
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.
Leigh Wood (27-3, 16 KOs) looked like 24k gold on Saturday night, beating the weight-drained shell of former WBA featherweight champion Mauricio Lara (26-3-1,19 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision in a fight that was in no way competitive or all that entertaining to watch at the AO Arena in Manchester, England.
After outscoring the seasoned Mexican fighter Lara with scores of 118-109, 116-111 and 118-109, Leigh Wood has reclaimed his WBA featherweight champion title.
The Mexican invasion commences tonight in a double dip of what should be all-action bouts giving fans in Manchester, Belfast, and across the world plenty to cheer about.
Now this one is strange. At today’s official weigh-in ahead of tomorrow night’s rematch between Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood, this for the WBA featherweight title Lara ripped from Wood back in January, Mexico’s Lara failed to make the 126 pound limit.
On Saturday night in Manchester, featherweights Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood will meet in a rematch that has come around pretty fast.
During the live broadcast of tonight’s Anthony Joshua and Jermain Franklin at The O2 in London, it was announced how featherweights Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood will fight a rematch on May 27, the fight to take place at The Manchester Arena.