LEIGH WOOD is back in action this weekend as he defends his WBA featherweight world title against Mauricio Lara.
Nottingham fighter Wood hasn’t been in the ring since his epic 12th-round knockout win over Michael Conlan 11 months ago.
Lara is best known for fighting Josh Warrington twice, knocking him out in the first with the second being stopped after the Mexican suffered a cut from an accidental headbutt.
Both Wood and Lara are heavy punchers and most will see this fight as the most explosive the featherweight division has to offer.
Wood, who was upgraded to full WBA 126lbs champion earlier this year, was scheduled to fight Lara last year before he pulled out with an injury.
But now he gets his chance against the feared Mexican, who is facing his first ever world title shot.
When is Wood vs Lara?
- Wood’s big clash against Lara takes place this weekend on Saturday, February 18.
- The fight will take place at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham.
- Ring-walks for the main event should begin at around 10pm UK time.
- The main card will get going from 7pm.
What channel is it on and can it be live streamed?
- Wood vs Lara will be shown live on DAZN in the UK as part of your monthly subscription.
- You can subscribe to DAZN for £9.99-a-month, which commits you for 12 months.
- You can also pay £99.99 up front for the year, or go with DAZN’s flexible saver option, which is £19.99-a-month – and that allows you to cancel at any time.
- The fight is available for live streaming on the DAZN app, which you can download onto your mobile or tablet device.
Wood vs Lara full card
- Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara – for WBA featherweight title
- Dalton Smith vs Billy Allington
- Gary Cully vs Wilfredo Flores
- Cheavon Clarke vs TBA
- Gamal Yafai vs Diego Alberto Ruiz
- Kieron Conway vs Jorge Silva
- Nico Leivars vs Alberto Motos
- Junaid Bostan vs TBA
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What has been said?
Wood said: “I prefer being an underdog and I love proving people wrong.
“People tweet me all the time and say, ‘this is a mismatch and I’m going to lose’ but if you look at my Twitter I retweet them because it fuels me.
“Winning fuels me. Lara has a style that suits me. Conlan was all wrong for me stylistically, but styles make fights and I’m confident in my ability.
“If I approach this fight wrong, it could be brutal. Lara is good and we saw that in the first fight with Josh Warrington, but if I do as I plan, this fight won’t reach halfway – I’m going to get Lara out of there.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
