Wood vs Vargas

When is Wood vs Vargas?

Leigh Wood could potentially square off against Rey Vargas in Spring 2026 the United States.

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

The contest would be for the unified featherweight championship of the world, with the WBC, and WBA belts on the line.

Wood vs Vargas 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.

Rey Vargas would make his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 22 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Vargas would have a slight advantage in power over Wood, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to Wood's 59%.

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

Vargas has a height advantage of 1 inch over Wood. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Leigh Wood and Rey Vargas fight out of an orthodox stance.

Wood is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 6 months later than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 55 fewer professional rounds, totaling 191 compared to Vargas' 246.

Wood vs Vargas form

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 defeated 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.

Rey Vargas has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he drew Nick Ball on March 8, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by O’Shaquie Foster on February 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mark Magsayo on July 9, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Before that, he had beaten Leonardo Baez on November 6, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

He had defeated Tomoki Kameda on July 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Leigh Wood has been fighting more than Rey Vargas.

Leigh Wood last fought 1 month and 20 days ago, while Rey Vargas' last outing was 2 years, 1 month and 2 days ago.

Wood's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 23 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Vargas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

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