Best of Leigh Wood: Top 10 Fights
Leigh Wood has had 30 fights with 16 KO wins. Some of his best fights among these so far have been against Mauricio Lara, Xu Can, Michael Conlan, David Oliver Joyce, and Ryan Doyle. The following are Wood's top 10 fights.
Leigh Wood defeats Mauricio Lara in their 2nd fight
On Leigh Wood defeated Mexican boxer Mauricio Lara in the rematch via 12 round unanimous decision. Wood was 34 years old with a record of 27-3 (16 KOs). Lara was 25 years old with a record of 26-2-1 (19 KOs). Wood won the vacant WBA featherweight title. The performance in this fight is the number one among all of Wood's fights.
Leigh Wood defeats Xu Can
On Leigh Wood defeated Chinese boxer Xu Can via 12th round TKO. Wood was 32 years old with a record of 25-2 (15 KOs). Can was 27 years old with a record of 18-2 (3 KOs). Wood won the WBA (Regular) featherweight title — his first world title. This fight is the second best performance in Wood's career.
Leigh Wood defeats Michael Conlan
On Leigh Wood defeated Irish boxer Michael Conlan via 12th round TKO. Wood was 33 years old with a record of 26-2 (16 KOs). Conlan was 30 years old with an undefeated record of 16-0 (8 KOs). Wood successfully defended his WBA (Regular) featherweight title.
Leigh Wood defeats David Oliver Joyce
On Leigh Wood defeated David Oliver Joyce via 9th round TKO. Wood was 31 years old with a record of 23-1 (13 KOs).
Leigh Wood defeats Ryan Doyle
On Leigh Wood defeated Ryan Doyle via 10th round KO. Wood was 30 years old with a record of 22-1 (12 KOs).
Leigh Wood loses to Mauricio Lara
On Leigh Wood lost to Mexican boxer Mauricio Lara via 7th round TKO. Wood was 34 years old with a record of 26-3 (16 KOs). Lara was 24 years old with a record of 25-2-1 (18 KOs). Wood lost his WBA featherweight title. Despite the loss, Wood put on a good fight till it lasted.
Leigh Wood defeats Lee Glover
On Leigh Wood defeated Lee Glover via 2nd round TKO. Wood was 27 years old with a record of 17-1 (9 KOs).
Leigh Wood defeats Martin Mubiru
On Leigh Wood defeated Martin Mubiru via 3rd round TKO. Wood was 25 years old with a record of 12-1 (5 KOs).
Leigh Wood defeats Reece Mould
On Leigh Wood defeated Reece Mould via 9th round TKO. Wood was 32 years old with a record of 24-2 (14 KOs).
Leigh Wood loses to Jazza Dickens
On Leigh Wood lost to fellow British boxer Jazza Dickens via 10 round majority decision. Wood was 31 years old with a record of 23-2 (13 KOs). Dickens was 28 years old with a record of 28-3 (11 KOs). Despite the loss, Wood put on a good fight.