Leigh Wood Will fight in front of his hometown crowd once again this weekend as he defends his featherweight world title against Mauricio Lara,
Wood last fought in March 2022, Pulling off an incredible comeback win against Michael Conlon By kicking the challenger through the ropes in the final round, With that result, Wood (26–2, 16 KOs) retained the WBA belt and scored three consecutive knockout victories, sending the Nottingham crowd into a frenzy.
And the 34-year-old returns to the Motorpoint Arena on Saturday to put gold on the line against Lara (25-2-1, 18 KOs).
The Mexican, who is a 10-year junior champion, is seeking a first world title and third straight stoppage victory.
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when is it?
Wood v Lara is due to take place on Saturday 18 February at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham.
The main card is set to begin at 7pm GMT, with the ring walk for the main event taking place at 11pm.
how can i watch it?
The event will be streamed exclusively live in the UK and around the world DAZN, with subscripts available here,
odds
wood – 11/5
Lara – 4/11
Draw – 14/1
full card
Lara stopped Josh Warrington in their first fight before their rematch (above) ended with a clash of heads
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Leigh Wood (C) vs. Mauricio Lara (WBA World Featherweight Title)
Dalton Smith (c) vs. Billy Ellington (British super-lightweight title)
Chevon Clarke vs. December Spellman (cruiserweight)
Gary Cooley vs. Wilfredo Flores (lightweight)
Gamal Yafai vs. Diego Alberto Ruiz (super-bantamweight)
Aaron Bowen vs. TBA (middleweight)
Junaid Boston vs. Joel Julio (light-middleweight)
Kieron Conway vs. Jorge Silva (super-middleweight)
Nico Lever vs. Alberto Motos (super-bantamweight)
Sam Maxwell vs. Shaun Cooper (super-lightweight)