VS
Oct 07 2023
Saturday

Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom

12 round contest @ Featherweight
27-3-0
TKO 7
TKO 7
31-2-1

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Belts on The Line

WBA World Featherweight Championship

The tape

35
Age
33
5' 7" / 170 cm
Height
5' 7" / 170 cm
66.9" / 170 cm
Reach
66.9" / 170 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

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Form
MDTKOTDTKOTKO
27
Wins
31
0
By KO
0
0
KO%
0
3
Loses
2
0
Draws
1
2011
Debut
2009

Tape rankings @ Featherweight

3
The Ring
8
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WBA
7
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WBC
-
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WBO
-
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IBF
-

Leigh Wood vs Josh Warrington report


Who won Wood vs Warrington?

Leigh Wood beat Josh Warrington by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 7th October 2023 at Sheffield Arena in 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, Cameron Vuong beat Engel Gomez and Koby McNamara defeated Francisco Rodriguez.

Wood vs Warrington stats

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

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

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

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

Wood was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 less 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 98 less professional rounds, 170 to Warrington's 268.

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 beat Mauricio Lara on 27th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mauricio Lara on 18th February 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 beat Michael Conlan on 12th March 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 31st July 2021 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

He had beat 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.

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 10th December 2022 by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Kiko Martinez on 26th March 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 4th September 2021 by technical draw in their 1 round contest at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds.

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

He had won against Sofiane Takoucht on 12th October 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 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 (GTM).

What were the odds on Wood vs Warrington?

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

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