Leigh Wood Record
| Total Fights | 31 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 28 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 2 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 2 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 3 |
| KO Wins | 17 |
| KO Losses | 2 |
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What is Leigh Wood's boxing record?
11 years and 11 months into his professional boxing career, Leigh Wood has fought 31 times with 28 wins and 3 losses.
Wood's boxing record is currently 28-3, which includes two featherweight world-title wins and two successful title defense fights. He has a 54.8% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 17 of his total 31 fights being knockout wins, three of which were in title fights. Wood has suffered two knockout losses in his career, one of which was against Mauricio Lara in a featherweight title fight.
His latest fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Josh Warrington on October 7, 2023. Wood successfully defended the featherweight WBA title in this fight.
Some of Wood's best fights and notable victories include wins over Josh Warrington, Mauricio Lara, Xu Can, Michael Conlan, David Oliver Joyce, Ryan Doyle, and Lee Glover.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Oct 7, 2023 | 35 | Josh Warrington | Win * | TKO7 |
| 30 | May 27, 2023 | 34 | Mauricio Lara | Win * | UD |
| 29 | Feb 18, 2023 | 34 | Mauricio Lara | Loss * | TKO7 |
| 28 | Mar 12, 2022 | 33 | Michael Conlan | Win * | TKO12 |
| 27 | Jul 31, 2021 | 32 | Xu Can | Win * | TKO12 |
| 26 | Feb 13, 2021 | 32 | Reece Mould | Win | TKO9 |
| 25 | Feb 21, 2020 | 31 | Jazza Dickens | Loss | MD |
| 24 | Oct 4, 2019 | 31 | David Oliver Joyce | Win | TKO9 |
| 23 | May 10, 2019 | 30 | Ryan Doyle | Win | KO10 |
| 22 | Mar 2, 2019 | 30 | Abraham Osei Bonsu | Win | KO2 |
| 21 | Mar 3, 2018 | 29 | Rafael Castillo | Win | TKO3 |
| 20 | Nov 25, 2017 | 29 | Reynaldo Mora | Win | PTS |
| 19 | Jun 24, 2017 | 28 | Simas Volosinas | Win | PTS |
| 18 | Mar 26, 2016 | 27 | Lee Glover | Win | TKO2 |
| 17 | Oct 24, 2015 | 27 | Josh Wale | Win | PTS |
| 16 | Jul 25, 2015 | 26 | Isaac Owusu | Win | KO4 |
| 15 | Mar 28, 2015 | 26 | Laszio Fekete | Win | TKO1 |
| 14 | Mar 7, 2015 | 26 | Janis Puksins | Win | TKO2 |
| 13 | May 16, 2014 | 25 | Martin Mubiru | Win | TKO3 |
| 12 | Feb 22, 2014 | 25 | Gavin McDonnell | Loss | TKO6 |
| 11 | Dec 13, 2013 | 25 | Simas Volosinas | Win | PTS |
| 10 | Nov 1, 2013 | 25 | Genilson de Jesus Santos | Win | RTD3 |
| 9 | Jun 22, 2013 | 24 | Ian Bailey | Win | TKO2 |
| 8 | Apr 13, 2013 | 24 | Sid Razak | Win | PTS |
| 7 | Feb 2, 2013 | 24 | Kristian Laight | Win | PTS |
| 6 | Dec 8, 2012 | 24 | Tibor Meszaros | Win | TKO1 |
| 5 | Nov 17, 2012 | 24 | Dai Davies | Win | PTS |
| 4 | Sep 28, 2012 | 24 | Chuck Jones | Win | RTD1 |
| 3 | Feb 18, 2012 | 23 | Pavels Senkovs | Win | PTS |
| 2 | Nov 12, 2011 | 23 | Ryan McNicol | Win | PTS |
| 1 | Oct 28, 2011 | 23 | Chuck Jones | Win | PTS |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Leigh Wood (Leigh-Thal) is a 35-year old British professional boxer. He was born in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, England on August 1, 1988. He is a former featherweight world champion.
Wood made his professional boxing debut against Chuck Jones at the age of 23 on October 28, 2011, defeating Jones via 6 round PTS. He went on to win 10 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 4 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 32 on July 31, 2021 after 26 professional fights, against Xu Can for the featherweight WBA (Regular) title. He defeated Can via 12th round TKO to become the featherweight champion of the world.
Wood has won two world titles at featherweight. For all the details about Wood's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Wood has had a total of three losses in his professional boxing career so far.
His most recent fight was a featherweight title defense bout against fellow British boxer Josh Warrington on October 7, 2023. Wood won the fight via 7th round TKO and defended his WBA title. It's been 6 months and 19 days since this fight.
Championships
Wood has had a total of five world-title fights till today, which includes winning two world titles and two successful title defenses. He won four of these fights and lost one.
Title Wins
Leigh Wood has fought for featherweight world titles in two fights and won both the times, winning one of them via way of stoppage. Till today, he has won two featherweight belts.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2023 | Mauricio Lara | Featherweight | WBA* | UD |
| Jul 31, 2021 | Xu Can | Featherweight | WBA (Regular) | TKO |
Title Defenses
Leigh Wood has had three featherweight world-title defense fights. He won two of them and lost once.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2023 | Josh Warrington | Featherweight | WBA | TKO |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Michael Conlan | Featherweight | WBA (Regular) | TKO |
Title Losses
Leigh Wood has lost one world-title defense fight, and lost one title in the fight.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2023 | Mauricio Lara | Featherweight | WBA | TKO |
Highlights
Wood has fought a total of 31 times till today, which includes 5 world-title fights at the featherweight division. These four fights are the highlight of his career.
July 31, 2021: Wood wins his first world title by defeating Xu Can via 12th round TKO. He is now the WBA (Regular) featherweight world champion.
March 12, 2022: Wood successfully defends the WBA (Regular) featherweight title against Michael Conlan, winning the fight via 12th round TKO.
May 27, 2023: Wood wins the WBA featherweight title from Mauricio Lara, by beating Lara via 12 round unanimous decision.
October 7, 2023: Wood successfully defends the WBA featherweight title against Josh Warrington, winning the fight via 7th round TKO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Leigh Wood have on his record?
Wood has knocked out 17 of his 31 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 54.8%. Of his total 28 wins, 17 of them have been via KO (60.7%).
What was Leigh Wood's first world title win?
Wood's first world-title win was the WBA (Regular) belt at featherweight. He defeated Xu Can via 12 round TKO to win the title.
How many world titles did Leigh Wood win?
As of April 2024, Wood has won two world titles at featherweight.
How many title defenses did Leigh Wood make?
Wood has had a total of three title defense fights so far. He was successful two times and lost one time.