Leigh Wood (Leigh-Thal) is a 36-year-old British professional boxer. He is a former featherweight world champion with 2 world-title wins and a world-championship elevation. 12 years, 11 months, and 8 days into his career, Wood's record stands at 28-3, which includes 17 wins via KO, 3 of which were in world-title fights.
Leigh Wood was born in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, England on August 1, 1988. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on October 28, 2011 against Chuck Jones. Wood defeated Jones via 6 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Wood became a world champion at the age of 32 after 26 professional fights. He challenged Xu Can for the WBA (Regular) featherweight title and stopped the champion in the final round of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Wood's latest fight was a 7th-round TKO victory over Josh Warrington at age 35, on October 7, 2023, in which he successfully defended his WBA featherweight championship.
Some of Leigh Wood's best fights so far have been against Xu Can, Mauricio Lara, Josh Warrington, and Michael Conlan. For a complete list of Wood's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Leigh Wood".
Wood has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Leigh Wood Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | Oct 07, 2023 | 35 |
Josh Warrington 32 31-2-1 | win | TKO 7 |
30 | May 27, 2023 | 34 |
Mauricio Lara 25 26-2-1 | win | UD 12 |
29 | Feb 18, 2023 | 34 |
Mauricio Lara 24 25-2-1 | loss | TKO 7 |
28 | Mar 12, 2022 | 33 |
Michael Conlan 30 16-0 | win | TKO 12 |
27 | Jul 31, 2021 | 32 |
Xu Can 27 18-2 | win | TKO 12 |
26 | Feb 13, 2021 | 32 | Reece Mould | win | TKO 9 |
25 | Feb 21, 2020 | 31 |
Jazza Dickens 28 28-3 | loss | MD 10 |
24 | Oct 04, 2019 | 31 | David Oliver Joyce | win | TKO 9 |
23 | May 10, 2019 | 30 | Ryan Doyle | win | KO 10 |
22 | Mar 02, 2019 | 30 | Abraham Osei Bonsu | win | KO 2 |
21 | Mar 03, 2018 | 29 | Rafael Castillo | win | TKO 3 |
20 | Nov 25, 2017 | 29 | Reynaldo Mora | win | PTS 6 |
19 | Jun 24, 2017 | 28 | Simas Volosinas | win | PTS 4 |
18 | Mar 26, 2016 | 27 | Lee Glover | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Oct 24, 2015 | 27 | Josh Wale | win | PTS 10 |
16 | Jul 25, 2015 | 26 | Isaac Owusu | win | KO 4 |
15 | Mar 28, 2015 | 26 | Laszio Fekete | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Mar 07, 2015 | 26 | Janis Puksins | win | TKO 2 |
13 | May 16, 2014 | 25 | Martin Mubiru | win | TKO 3 |
12 | Feb 22, 2014 | 25 | Gavin McDonnell | loss | TKO 6 |
11 | Dec 13, 2013 | 25 | Simas Volosinas | win | PTS 4 |
10 | Nov 01, 2013 | 25 | Genilson de Jesus Santos | win | RTD 3 |
9 | Jun 22, 2013 | 24 | Ian Bailey | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Apr 13, 2013 | 24 | Sid Razak | win | PTS 6 |
7 | Feb 02, 2013 | 24 | Kristian Laight | win | PTS 4 |
6 | Dec 08, 2012 | 24 | Tibor Meszaros | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Nov 17, 2012 | 24 | Dai Davies | win | PTS 4 |
4 | Sep 28, 2012 | 24 | Chuck Jones | win | RTD 1 |
3 | Feb 18, 2012 | 23 | Pavels Senkovs | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Nov 12, 2011 | 23 | Ryan McNicol | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Oct 28, 2011 | 23 | Chuck Jones | win | PTS 6 |