Xu vs Wood

Who won Xu vs Wood?

Leigh Wood beat Can Xu by technical knockout in the 12th round on Saturday, July 31st, 2021, at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

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 Tommy McCarthy was defeated by Chris Billam-Smith for the CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight and BBBOC British Cruiserweight championship, Anthony Fowler beat Rico Mueller, and Avni Yildirim was overcome by Jack Cullen.

Xu vs Wood stats

Back in July 2021, Can Xu stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Leigh Wood made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Wood had a massive power advantage over Xu, boasting a 58% knockout percentage compared to Xu's 17%.

Can Xu was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Xu had a height advantage of 2 inches over Wood. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Can Xu and Leigh Wood fought out of an orthodox stance.

Xu was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years later than Wood, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, totaling 188 compared to Wood's 170.

Leigh Wood was ranked number 12 by the WBA, and 13 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Xu vs Wood form

Xu had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Manny Robles III on November 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Shun Kubo on May 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Fuzhou, China.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jesus M Rojas on January 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Texas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Jelbirt Gomera on July 27, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Qingdao Guosen Gymnasium, Qingdao, China.

He had defeated Nehomar Cermeno on October 3, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Gym of Datong University, Datong.

Leigh Wood had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against 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, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jazza Dickens on February 21, 2020, by majority decision in their CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against David Oliver Joyce on October 4, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had defeated Ryan Doyle on May 10, 2019, by knockout in the 10th round in their CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottinghamshire.

He had beaten Abraham Osei Bonsu on March 2, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round in their CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship fight at East of England Arena, Cambridgeshire.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Can Xu had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 8 days ago, while Leigh Wood's last outing had been 5 months and 18 days ago.

Xu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Wood's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Xu vs Wood start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM BST at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom, which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Xu vs Wood?

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 Xu vs Wood?

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