Wood vs Lara

Who won Wood vs Lara?

Mauricio Lara beat Leigh Wood by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 18th February 2023 at Nottingham Arena in 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.

Also, on the undercard Dalton Smith was victorious over Billy Allington for the BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship, Gary Cully beat Wilfredo Flores and Gamal Yafai was overcome by Diego Alberto Ruiz.

Wood vs Lara stats

Leigh Wood stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Mauricio Lara made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw.

Leigh Wood was the older man by 9 years, at 34 years old.

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

Wood was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Lara, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 163 to Lara's 137.

Mauricio Lara was ranked number 10 by the WBA in the 126lb division.

Wood vs Lara form

Leigh Wood had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had 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 won against 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 beat 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.

Mauricio Lara had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against 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 won against 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 defeated 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Leigh Wood had last fought 3 months and 22 days ago, while Mauricio Lara's last outing had been 3 months and 22 days ago.

Wood's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Lara's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

What time did Wood vs Lara start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM GMT at Nottingham 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 Lara?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Wood vs Lara?

Leigh Wood was a 21/10 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Mauricio Lara made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.