Who won Lara vs Wood II?
Leigh Wood beat Mauricio Lara by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 27th, 2023, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.
The scorecards were announced as 118-109, 118-109, 116-111 in favor of winner Leigh Wood.
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.
Also on the undercard Jack Catterall was victorious over Darragh Foley, and Terri Harper beat Ivana Habazin.
Lara vs Wood II stats
Back in May 2023, Mauricio Lara stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Leigh Wood made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Lara had an advantage in power over Wood, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Wood's 62%.
Mauricio Lara was the younger man by 9 years, at 25 years old.
Both Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood fought out of an orthodox stance.
Lara was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 11 months later than Wood, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 23 fewer professional rounds, totaling 147 compared to Wood's 170.
Leigh Wood was ranked number 5 by the WBA in the 126lb division.
Lara vs Wood II form
Mauricio Lara had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Leigh Wood on February 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had beaten Jose Sanmartin on October 22, 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 March 5, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Pechanga Arena, California, United States.
Before that, he had drawn with Josh Warrington on September 4, 2021, by technical draw in their 1 round contest at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds, United Kingdom.
He had beaten Josh Warrington on February 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
Leigh Wood had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Mauricio Lara on February 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Michael Conlan on March 12, 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 July 31, 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 February 13, 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 February 21, 2020, by majority decision in their CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship fight at York Hall, London.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mauricio Lara had been fighting more than Leigh Wood.
Going into this contest, Mauricio Lara had last fought 3 months and 9 days ago, while Leigh Wood's last outing had been 3 months and 9 days ago.
Lara's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.
Wood's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.
What time did Lara vs Wood II start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Lara vs Wood II?
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 Lara vs Wood II?
Mauricio Lara was a 4/11 (-280) favorite going into the contest, while Leigh Wood made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+210) with oddsmakers.
Lara by KO