Wood vs Martinez

When is Wood vs Martinez?

Leigh Wood could fight Kiko Martinez in Autumn/Fall 2026 the United Kingdom.

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

Wood vs Martinez stats

Leigh Wood would step into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kiko Martinez would make his way to the ring with a record of 44 wins, 12 losses and 2 draws, with 31 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Martinez would have an advantage in power over Wood, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Wood's 59%.

Leigh Wood is the younger man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Wood has a height advantage of 2 inches over Martinez. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Leigh Wood and Kiko Martinez fight out of an orthodox stance.

Wood is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 years and 4 months later than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He has fought 158 fewer professional rounds, totaling 191 compared to Martinez's 349.

Wood vs Martinez form

Wood has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Josh Warrington on February 21, 2026, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Anthony Cacace on May 10, 2025, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham.

Going into that contest, he had won against Josh Warrington on October 7, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

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

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.

Martinez has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Reiya Abe on April 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jordan Gill on October 29, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Josh Warrington on March 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Before that, he had won against Kid Galahad on November 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Yorkshire.

He had defeated Jayro Duran on September 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Cataluña, Spain.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Leigh Wood has been fighting more than Kiko Martinez.

Leigh Wood last fought 7 months and 5 days ago, while Kiko Martinez's last outing was 3 years, 5 months and 18 days ago.

Wood's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 8 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Martinez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

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