Leigh Wood (boxer)
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Leigh Wood | |
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Nickname(s) | Leigh-Thal |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Gedling, Nottinghamshire, England | 1 August 1988
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 27 |
Wins | 25 |
Wins by KO | 15 |
Losses | 2 |
Leigh Wood (born 1 August 1988) is a British professional boxer who has held the WBA (Regular) featherweight title since July 2021. At regional level he held the British featherweight title from February to August 2021 and the Commonwealth featherweight title in 2019.[1]
As of August 2021, Wood is ranked as the world's fifth best active featherweight by BoxRec,[2] and tenth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.[3]
Professional career[]
Wood fought Gavin McDonnell for the British super bantamweight title on 22 February 2014 but loss after the fight was stopped in the 6th round due to Wood being stunned and unable to defend himself. Wood put on an impressive performance and was in control of the fight after winning the first 5 rounds, but prior to the fight Wood had to lose weight for himself to make the weight limit for the fight and after a few rounds Wood was becoming tired.[citation needed] After the loss to McDonnell, Wood had a comeback fight against Martin Mubiru and put in good performance and earned a 3rd-round TKO.[citation needed]
Then after 3 more fights and 3 more wins at featherweight, he stepped up in class to box the man who took his former foe to a draw Josh Wale in a British title eliminator. Wood outboxed Josh Wale for the majority of the fight finishing with last 2 of the 10 rounds with eye catching combinations and powerful right hands, winning the fight unanimously on all 3 scorecards.[citation needed]
Wood's next fight was a redemption fight for the Midlands Area featherweight title against Lee Glover who beat Wood in the Amateurs 7 years prior.[citation needed] Wood came out in the first round pot shooting and making Glover miss before landing some big punches before the bell. The second round went the same way, finally Wood stopping Glover with a big left and perfectly picked flurry of punches, sending Glover to the canvas and not making the count.[citation needed]
On 6 July 2021, it was announced that Wood would challenge WBA (Regular) featherweight champion Xu Can in Brentwood, Essex on 31 July as part of Matchroom's Fight Camp.[4] Despite being an 11/4 underdog,[5] Wood outboxed the champion during periods of the fight, and prevailed with an upset victory via twelfth-round technical knockout.[6]
Professional boxing record[]
27 fights | 25 wins | 2 losses |
By knockout | 15 | 1 |
By decision | 10 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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27 | Win | 25–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 12 (12), 2:43 | 31 Jul 2021 | ![]() |
Won WBA (Regular) featherweight title |
26 | Win | 24–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (12), 1:03 | 13 Feb 2021 | ![]() |
Won vacant British featherweight title |
25 | Loss | 23–2 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | 21 Feb 2020 | ![]() |
Lost WBO European featherweight title; The Golden Contract: Featherweight – Semi-final |
24 | Win | 23–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10), 2:23 | 4 Oct 2019 | ![]() |
Won WBO European featherweight title; The Golden Contract: Featherweight – Quarter-final |
23 | Win | 22–1 | ![]() |
KO | 10 (12), 1:34 | 10 May 2019 | ![]() |
Retained Commonwealth featherweight title |
22 | Win | 21–1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (12), 2:43 | 2 Mar 2019 | ![]() |
Won vacant Commonwealth featherweight title |
21 | Win | 20–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6), 1:31 | 3 Mar 2018 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 19–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 25 Nov 2017 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 18–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 24 Jun 2017 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 17–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10), 1:06 | 26 Mar 2016 | ![]() |
Won vacant Midlands Area featherweight title |
17 | Win | 16–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 24 Oct 2015 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 15–1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (6), 0:35 | 25 Jul 2015 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 14–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4), 3:00 | 28 Mar 2015 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 13–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6), 1:29 | 7 Mar 2015 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 12–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (8), 1:06 | 16 May 2014 | ![]() |
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12 | Loss | 11–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (12), 2:03 | 22 Feb 2014 | ![]() |
For vacant British super-bantamweight title |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 13 Dec 2013 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 3 (10), 3:00 | 1 Nov 2013 | ![]() |
Won vacant International Masters super-bantamweight title |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10), 1:43 | 22 Jun 2013 | ![]() |
Won vacant British Masters featherweight title |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 13 Apr 2013 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 2 Feb 2013 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6), 1:59 | 8 Dec 2012 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 17 Nov 2012 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 1 (4), 3:00 | 28 Sep 2012 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 18 Feb 2012 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 12 Nov 2011 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 28 Oct 2011 | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ ">"Box Rec". Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ^ "BoxRec: Ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "Rankings – Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ Stumberg, Patrick L. (2021-07-06). "Xu Can vs Leigh Wood joins Benn-Granados on July 31st". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ Williams, Joe. "Can Xu vs. Leigh Wood fight odds, picks and prediction". The Oshkosh Northwestern. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ Christ, Scott (2021-07-31). "Fight Camp results and highlights: Leigh Wood drops and stops Xu Can to take WBA featherweight belt". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Gedling (district)
- Super-bantamweight boxers
- English male boxers