Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-10-07, pretty good finish but the rest of the bout was not so exciting: Leigh Wood vs Josh Warrington gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2023).
Warrington vs Wood is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 7th, at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield (United Kingdom), in a 12-round featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg) bout; it is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the WBA world featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Leigh Wood record
The Wba Fw champ Leigh Wood entered this fight with a boxing record of 27-3-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world.
In his last two bouts he has faced twice Mauricio Lara losing the first fight (Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara I) and winning the rematch (Mauricio Lara vs Leigh Wood II); before this two bouts he had also beat Michael Conlan (The Ring magazine Fight of the Year 2022, Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan).
Josh Warrington record
His opponent, the former Ibf Fw champion Josh Warrington, has an official record of 31-2-1 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the featherweight division.
He also faced twice Mauricio Lara, in 2021, losing the first match (4-stars bout, Josh Warrington vs Mauricio Lara I) and drawing the second one (Mauricio Lara vs Josh Warrington II); then he has beat Kiko Martinez in their rematch (Kiko Martinez vs Josh Warrington 2) and has lost to Luis Alberto Lopez Vargas (Josh Warrington vs Luis Alberto Lopez Vargas).
Among the best fights of Warrington we also suggest a four stars bout of 2018: Josh Warrington vs Carl Frampton.
Warrington’s next fight: Anthony Cacace vs Josh Warrington
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the pre-fight press conference video, featuring Josh Warrington and Leigh Wood, from the official Matchroom Boxing Youtube channel!
Weigh-in
Watch the video of Wood vs Warrington weigh-in from the official DAZN Boxing Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Leigh Wood vs Josh Warrington 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 highlights
Result
Who won Wood vs Warrington fight?
Leigh Wood defeated Josh Warrington via TKO at 3:00, round 7.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the post-fight interview video of Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Josh Warrington and Leigh Wood (free live stream from the Matchroom Boxing Youtube channel).
