Leigh Wood (28-4, 17) was born in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, England on August 1, 1988. At the age of 23 years on October 28, 2011, he made his professional boxing debut against Chuck Jones, winning the fight via 6-round points decision.
On his 27th career fight at 32 years old, Wood became a featherweight world champion on July 31, 2021 after defeating Xu Can via 12th-round TKO to win the WBA (Regular) title.
Wood's last fight was a 9th-round TKO loss to Anthony Cacace at age 36 on May 10, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Leigh Wood's best fights have been against Mauricio Lara, Xu Can, Josh Warrington, Ryan Doyle, Michael Conlan, David Oliver Joyce and Lee Glover.
Wood has 4 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32  | May 10, 2025 36 years, 9 months 28-4 (17) | 36 years, 3 months 23-1 (8) | SFT | 9 | TKO | LOSS |
31  | Oct 7, 2023 35 years, 2 months 28-3 (17) | 32 years, 10 months 31-2-1 (8) | FT | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
30  | May 27, 2023 34 years, 9 months 27-3 (16) | 25 years, 3 months 26-2-1 (19) | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
29 | Feb 18, 2023 34 years, 6 months 26-3 (16) | 24 years, 11 months 25-2-1 (18) | FT | 7 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA |
28  | Mar 12, 2022 33 years, 7 months 26-2 (16) | 30 years, 3 months 16-0 (8) | FT | 12 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA (Regular) |
27  | Jul 31, 2021 32 years, 11 months 25-2 (15) | 27 years, 4 months 18-2 (3) | FT | 12 | TKO | WIN Won WBA (Regular) |
26 | Feb 13, 2021 32 years, 6 months 24-2 (14) | Reece Mould | FT | 9 | TKO | WIN |
25  | Feb 21, 2020 31 years, 6 months 23-2 (13) | 28 years, 10 months 28-3 (11) | FT | 10 | MD | LOSS |
24  | Oct 4, 2019 31 years, 2 months 23-1 (13) | 32 years, 7 months 11-0 (8) | FT | 9 | TKO | WIN |
23  | May 10, 2019 30 years, 9 months 22-1 (12) | 27 years, 6 months 17-3-1 (9) | FT | 10 | KO | WIN |
22 | Mar 2, 2019 30 years, 7 months 21-1 (11) | Abraham Osei Bonsu | FT | 2 | KO | WIN |
21 | Mar 3, 2018 29 years, 7 months 20-1 (10) | Rafael Castillo | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN |
20 | Nov 25, 2017 29 years, 3 months 19-1 (9) | Reynaldo Mora | FT | 6 | PTS | WIN |
19 | Jun 24, 2017 28 years, 10 months 18-1 (9) | Simas Volosinas | FT | 4 | PTS | WIN |
18 | Mar 26, 2016 27 years, 7 months 17-1 (9) | Lee Glover | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
17 | Oct 24, 2015 27 years, 2 months 16-1 (8) | Josh Wale | SBT | 10 | PTS | WIN |
16 | Jul 25, 2015 26 years, 11 months 15-1 (8) | Isaac Owusu | SBT | 4 | KO | WIN |
15 | Mar 28, 2015 26 years, 7 months 14-1 (7) | Laszio Fekete | SBT | 1 | TKO | WIN |
14 | Mar 7, 2015 26 years, 7 months 13-1 (6) | Janis Puksins | SBT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
13 | May 16, 2014 25 years, 9 months 12-1 (5) | Martin Mubiru | SBT | 3 | TKO | WIN |
12  | Feb 22, 2014 25 years, 6 months 11-1 (4) | 27 years, 10 months 10-0-1 (3) | SBT | 6 | TKO | LOSS |
11 | Dec 13, 2013 25 years, 4 months 11-0 (4) | Simas Volosinas | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
10 | Nov 1, 2013 25 years, 3 months 10-0 (4) | Genilson de Jesus Santos | SBT | 3 | RTD | WIN |
9 | Jun 22, 2013 24 years, 10 months 9-0 (3) | Ian Bailey | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
8 | Apr 13, 2013 24 years, 8 months 8-0 (2) | Sid Razak | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
7 | Feb 2, 2013 24 years, 6 months 7-0 (2) | Kristian Laight | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
6 | Dec 8, 2012 24 years, 4 months 6-0 (2) | Tibor Meszaros | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Nov 17, 2012 24 years, 3 months 5-0 (1) | Dai Davies | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Sep 28, 2012 24 years, 1 months 4-0 (1) | Chuck Jones | 1 | RTD | WIN | |
3 | Feb 18, 2012 23 years, 6 months 3-0 (0) | Pavels Senkovs | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
2 | Nov 12, 2011 23 years, 3 months 2-0 (0) | Ryan McNicol | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Oct 28, 2011 23 years, 2 months 1-0 (0) | Chuck Jones | 6 | PTS | WIN |
