Eddie Hearn listed the two options available to Leigh Wood for him to rematch Mauricio Lara to avenge his seventh round knockout defeat and recapture his lost WBA featherweight title.
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.
Eddie Hearn says Leigh Wood will make the decision soon whether to use his rematch clause to force a second fight against Mauricio Lara after being dethroned by him in a seventh round TKO on Saturday night at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England.
There will be plenty of debate about this fight and its shocking, sudden ending.
Tonight in Nottingham, Mexican danger man Mauricio Lara sure lived up to his reputation as he tore the WBA featherweight title from defending champion and local hero Leigh Wood.
In a very questionable corner stoppage, WBA featherweight champion Leigh Wood (26-3, 16 KOs) was pulled out by his trainer Ben Davison after he’d been knocked down in the seventh round by challenger Mauricio Lara (26-2-1, 19 KOs) at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England.
In a shocking comeback victory, Mauricio Lara (26-2-1, 19 KOs) landed a left hook from nowhere to score a come from behind seventh round knockout victory over WBA featherweight champion Leigh Wood (26-3, 16 KOs) on Saturday night at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England.
Wood & Lara Weigh-In At Featherweight Limit Of 126 Pounds – Watch the fight LIVE on DAZN!
The weights are in for tomorrow night’s expected thriller/war between featherweights Leigh Wood and Mauricio Lara.
Eddie Hearn says he views Mauricio Lara as the devil heading into his fight against WBA featherweight champion Leigh Wood this Saturday night at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England.
This Saturday, Leigh Wood squares off against Mauricio Lara at the Nottingham Arena, streaming live on DAZN. We’ve seen a few upsets thus far in 2023.
Whether you prefer the official tag-line attached to this Saturday’s fight between Leigh Wood and Mauricio Lara – “Dance With The Devil.”