Wood vs Warrington

Who won Wood vs Warrington?

Leigh Wood beat Josh Warrington by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, October 7th, 2023, at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

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 Terri Harper was victorious over Cecilia Braekhus, Kieron Conway beat Linus Udofia, Hopey Price defeated Connor Coghill, Nico Leivars was victorious over Ryan Walker, Koby McNamara beat Francisco Rodriguez, and Cameron Vuong defeated Engel Gomez.

Wood vs Warrington stats

Back in October 2023, Leigh Wood stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Josh Warrington made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Leigh Wood was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Both Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington fought out of an orthodox stance.

Wood was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 11 months later than Warrington, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 110 fewer professional rounds, totaling 170 compared to Warrington's 280.

Josh Warrington was ranked number 7 by the WBA in the 126lb division.

Wood vs Warrington form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Mauricio Lara on May 27, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had beaten 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.

Josh Warrington had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Luis Alberto Lopez on December 10, 2022, by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Kiko Martinez on March 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Mauricio Lara on September 4, 2021, by technical draw in their 1 round contest at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds.

Before that, he had lost to Mauricio Lara on February 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

He had won against Sofiane Takoucht on October 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Leigh Wood had last fought 4 months and 10 days ago, while Josh Warrington's last outing had been 9 months and 27 days ago.

Wood's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Warrington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Wood vs Warrington start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Wood vs Warrington?

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 Wood vs Warrington?

Leigh Wood was a 1/2 (-190) favorite going into the contest, while Josh Warrington made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+150) with oddsmakers.