Wood vs Martinez

When is Wood vs Martinez?

Leigh Wood could fight Kiko Martinez in Autumn/Fall 2024 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 28 wins, 3 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 a slight advantage in power over Wood, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Wood's 61%.

Leigh Wood is the younger man by 3 years, at 35 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 27 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 179 fewer professional rounds, totaling 170 compared to Martinez's 349.

Leigh Wood goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at featherweight.

Wood vs Martinez form

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

In his last fight, he 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, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against 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 defeated 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.

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 won against 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 lost to 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 defeated 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 beaten 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, Kiko Martinez has been fighting more than Leigh Wood.

Leigh Wood last fought 11 months and 29 days ago, while Kiko Martinez's last outing was 1 year, 5 months and 28 days ago.

Wood's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 5 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

Martinez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 12 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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