The former WBA featherweight champion hunts a fifth straight stoppage in Guadalajara as his push toward a 130-pound title fight gathers pace. Mauricio Lara puts his rebuilding run on the … read more
Last night in Ciudad, Mexico, in a fight that fell largely under the radar, former WBA featherweight champ Mauricio Lara iced fellow Mexican Miguel Roman inside a round in a … read more
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. The World … read more
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 … read more
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 … read more
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. In February, the 34-year-old Lara managed to … read more
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. In one … read more
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 … read more
On Saturday night in Manchester, featherweights Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood will meet in a rematch that has come around pretty fast. It was just three months ago when Lara … read more
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 … read more