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Leigh Wood Has Decided Who He Wants Next After Mauricio Lara’s Defeat



Leigh Wood has confirmed her intention to rematch Mauricio Lara for the WBA featherweight title – and doesn’t like to wait too long.

The Nottingham man entered the fight with much praise for accepting such a difficult and explosive challenge in Lara. The Mexican had previously declared himself on the English coast with a shock loss to Josh Warrington in 2021.

Wood punched well against Lara, cheered by the home crowd and looked set to take the lead before the rounds got underway. However, the Mexican has proven that all the concerns that fans and experts expressed earlier are correct.

He pounced with his giant left hand as the pair traded, and landed much more efficiently than Wood, who fell hard and was incredibly stunned. The referee allowed the fight to continue, but Wood’s coach, Ben Davison, knew his boxer had not yet fully recovered.

Despite only ten seconds remaining in the seventh round, he gave up – a decision Wood didn’t like at the time but later agreed to.

The former champion told BBC Sports that he has a deadline for the rematch.

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