On October 7, 2023, Leigh Wood (27-3, 16 KOs), the featherweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion Josh Warrington (31-2-1, 8 KOs).
Leigh Wood is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Mauricio Lara, 4 months and 10 days ago. Josh Warrington is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 23% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision loss to Luis Alberto Lopez, 9 months and 27 days ago.
The winning odds are at 82.3-17.7 in favor of Josh Warrington. Leigh Wood is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Warrington should win this fight.
Leigh Wood stopped Josh Warrington via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. Wood improves his record to 28-3 (17 KOs), while Warrington adds a loss to his record at 31-3-1.