Cacace vs Wood

Who won Cacace vs Wood?

Anthony Cacace beat Leigh Wood by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, May 10th, 2025, at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

Also on the undercard Troy Jones was defeated by Ezra Taylor, Liam Davies beat Kurt Walker, and Owen Cooper defeated Chris Kongo.

Cacace vs Wood stats

Anthony Cacace stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Leigh Wood made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Wood had a large advantage in power over Cacace, boasting a 61% knockout percentage compared to Cacace's 35%.

Anthony Cacace was the same age as Leigh Wood, at 36 years old.

Cacace had a height advantage of 3 inches over Wood. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Anthony Cacace fought out of the southpaw stance, while Leigh Wood was an orthodox fighter.

Cacace was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 months later than Wood, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 173 compared to Wood's 179.

Cacace vs Wood form

Cacace had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Josh Warrington on September 21, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Joe Cordina on May 18, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Damian Wrzesinski on May 27, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Michael Magnesi on September 24, 2022, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had won against Leon Woodstock on August 28, 2021, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

Wood had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Josh Warrington on October 7, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mauricio Lara on May 27, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mauricio Lara on February 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.

Before that, he had beaten Michael Conlan on March 12, 2022, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham.

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.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Anthony Cacace had last fought 7 months and 19 days ago, while Leigh Wood's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 3 days ago.

Cacace's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Wood's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Cacace vs Wood start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Cacace vs Wood?

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 (BST).

What were the odds on Cacace vs Wood?

Anthony Cacace was a 21/50 (-240) favorite going into the contest, while Leigh Wood made his way into the ring at 39/20 (+200) with oddsmakers.