Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-03-12, good boxing fight: Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan gets three stars (The Ring magazine Knockout and Fight of the Year 2022).
Conlan vs Wood is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the WBA World featherweight title (Wood’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Leigh Wood record
The Wba Fw champion Leigh Wood entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 25-2-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Emanuel Navarrete).
He lost to James Dickens in 2020 (Leigh Wood vs James Dickens) but then he has beat Reece Mould and Can Xu (Can Xu vs Leigh Wood).
Wood’s next fight: Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara
Michael Conlan record
His opponent, the undefeated former Olympian and interim Wba Fw champ Michael Conlan, has a perfect record of 16-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.19 in the featherweight division.
In his last three matches he has won over Sofiane Takoucht (Michael Conlan vs Sofiane Takoucht), Ionut Baluta (Michael Conlan vs Ionut Baluta) and TJ Doheny (Michael Conlan vs TJ Doheny).
Conlan’s next fight: Michael Conlan vs Miguel Marriaga
Wood vs Conlan info
Date: 2022-03-12
Where: Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Division: featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg)
Title: WBA World featherweight title
Wood vs Conlan pre-fight press conference
Watch the video of Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan pre-fight press conference from the official DAZN Boxing Youtube channel!
Wood vs Conlan weigh-in
Watch the video of Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan weigh-in from the official Matchroom Boxing Youtube channel!
Wood vs Conlan full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the fight Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
Official highlights
Wood vs Conlan result
Leigh Wood defeated Michael Conlan via TKO at 1:25, round 12.
Yep,FOTY
Most def! If styles make fight – this one was haute couture.
This is what championship boxing is all about!