Leigh Wood is a two-time and incumbent world featherweight champion hailing from England. He was born in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, England on August 1, 1988. Wood has held the coveted World Boxing Association (WBA) title since May 2023. In the regional circuit, he captured the Commonwealth featherweight title in 2019 and the British featherweight title in 2021. He made his professional boxing debut on October 28, 2011 at the age of 23.
Leigh Wood squared off against Chuck Jones in the inaugural fight of his professional career. He defeated Jones via six around PTS. Woods embarked on a consecutive ten fight long win streak following his debut which included four victories via stoppage. He entered his first world title fight in a squared circle on July 31, 2021 against Xu Can for the featherweight WBA (Regular) title. Wood knocked out Can in the 12th round of the bout and clinched the featherweight championship.
Leigh Wood Next Fight - Opponent, Date, Location
Leigh Wood is scheduled to return to action on October 7, 2023 against Josh Warrington in Sheffield, England. Wood will defend his WBA featherweight title against Josh Warrington which will also be his 31st professional fight. He currently holds a professional record of 27 wins, 3 losses, out of which he has won sixteen times by knockout, eleven times by decision and has lost two of his fights via decision and one by knockout.
Leigh Wood Record
| 30 matches | 27 wins | 3 losses | 0 Draw | 0 no-contest |
| By knockout | 16 | 2 | - | - |
| By decision | 11 | 1 | - | - |
| By submission | - | - | - | - |
| By disqualification | - | - | - | - |
Josh Warrington Record
| 34 matches | 31 wins | 2 losses | 1 Draw | 0 No-contest |
| By knockout | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| By decision | 23 | 1 | - | - |
| By submission | - | - | - | - |
Leigh Wood Last Fight
In his most recent outing, he squared off against Mauricio Lara on May 27, 2023 at Manchester Arena, Manchester, England and won via unanimous decision. He has a professional record of 27 wins and 3 losses.
FAQs
A. Leigh Wood is fighting on October 7, 2023 in his next fight.
A. Leigh Wood is scheduled to face Josh Warrington in his upcoming fight.
A. Leigh Wood fought Mauricio Lara in his last fight.
His professional boxing record is 27-3-0.
A. He is 35-years-old.
