Wood vs Conlan

Who won Wood vs Conlan?

Leigh Wood beat Michael Conlan by technical knockout in the 12th round on Saturday, March 12th, 2022, at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the WBA featherweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Cully vs Vazquez.

Wood vs Conlan stats

Back in March 2022, Leigh Wood stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michael Conlan made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Wood had a slight advantage in power over Conlan, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Conlan's 50%.

Leigh Wood was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Conlan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Wood. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Leigh Wood and Michael Conlan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Wood was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 4 months earlier than Conlan, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, totaling 170 compared to Conlan's 150.

Michael Conlan was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 126lb division.

Wood vs Conlan form

Leigh Wood had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Can Xu on July 31, 2021, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Reece Mould on February 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jazza Dickens on February 21, 2020, by majority decision in their CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had beaten David Oliver Joyce on October 4, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at York Hall, London.

He had defeated Ryan Doyle on May 10, 2019, by knockout in the 10th round in their CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottinghamshire.

Conlan had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against TJ Doheny on August 6, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Falls Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Ionut Baluta on April 30, 2021, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sofiane Takoucht on August 15, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Before that, he had beaten Vladimir Nikitin on December 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

He had won against Diego Alberto Ruiz on August 3, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Marquee, Falls Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Michael Conlan had been fighting more than Leigh Wood.

Going into this contest, Leigh Wood had last fought 7 months and 9 days ago, while Michael Conlan's last outing had been 7 months and 6 days ago.

Wood's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Conlan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Wood vs Conlan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM GMT at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom, which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Wood vs Conlan?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Wood vs Conlan?

Leigh Wood was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Michael Conlan made his way into the ring at 53/100 (-190) with oddsmakers.