Mauricio Lara has confirmed that he spat at bitter rival Josh Warrington just moments after knocking out Leigh Wood.
Lara, 28, produced a stunning stoppage over Wood in Nottingham after falling behind in the fight to win the WBA featherweight title. All three judges had Wood ahead before he was brutally knocked out by a left hook in the seventh round, with the Brit's trainer Ben Davison throwing in the towel despite his fighter getting back to his feet.
Warrington, who was ringside for the fight, caught the attention of Lara and the Mexican appeared to spit at him which led to the fighters being separated by security. Lara confirmed he spat at his rival as he told Boxing UK: "Of course, I did it. He's calling me a stupid man but he's like a crazy ram." Speaking of a trilogy fight against Warrington, the Mexican said: "I'm going to finish that fight by knocking him out and retiring him from boxing."
