Summer 2023
Potentially

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Potential contest @ Featherweight
26-2-1
26-3-0

Belts on The Line

WBA World Featherweight

The tape

25
Age
34
5' 7" / 170 cm
Height
5' 7" / 170 cm
N/A
Reach
N/A
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Full record

TKO 7TKO 3KO 3TD 1TKO 9
Form
TKO 7TKO 12TKO 12TKO 9MD 10
26
Wins
26
19
By KO
16
73
KO%
62
2
Losses
3
1
Stopped
2
1
Draws
0
2015
Debut
2011
125
Pro rounds
151

Current rankings @ Featherweight

1
The Ring
6
-
WBA
6
-
WBC
3
-
WBO
-
-
IBF
-

Mauricio Lara vs Leigh Wood preview

When is Lara vs Wood II?

Mauricio Lara could take on Leigh Wood in Summer 2023 in Nottingham.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

Lara vs Wood II stats

Mauricio Lara would step into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Leigh Wood would make his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Lara would have advantage in power over Wood, with a 73% knock out percentage over Wood's 62%.

Mauricio Lara is the younger man by 9 years, at 25 years old.

Both Mauricio Lara & Leigh Wood fight out of an orthodox stance.

Lara is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 year and 11 months later than Wood, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 26 less professional rounds, 125 to Wood's 151.

Mauricio Lara goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the RING at featherweight.

Leigh Wood is currently ranked number 6 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC and 6 by the RING in the 126lb division.

Lara vs Wood II form

Mauricio Lara has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Leigh Wood on 18th February 2023 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Jose Sanmartin on 22nd October 2022 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had won against Emilio Sanchez on 5th March 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Pechanga Arena, California, United States.

Before that, he had drawn with Josh Warrington on 4th September 2021 by technical draw in their 1 round contest at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds, United Kingdom.

He had beat Josh Warrington on 13th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Leigh Wood has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Mauricio Lara on 18th February 2023 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Can Xu on 31st July 2021 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

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

He had been beaten by Jazza Dickens on 21st February 2020 by majority decision in their CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Mauricio Lara has been fighting more than Leigh Wood.

Mauricio Lara last fought 1 month and 13 days ago, while Leigh Wood's last outing was 1 month and 13 days ago.

Lara's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Wood's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

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