Leigh Wood fights in front of a home crowd tomorrow night when he takes on a very dangerous opponent, with Mauricio Lara travelling to the Nottingham Arena for a huge fight night under the lights.
It has been almost 12 months since Wood last fought, with a win at the Motorpoint Arena against Michael Conlan last March for a successful first defence of his WBA featherweight title. With a record of 26-2-0, Wood is well matched against Lara who has a record of 28-2-1.
The fight in Nottingham will have parallels with Lara's last fight in the UK, with the 24-year-old making his way across the Atlantic to face an opponent who will be backed by a fervent home crowd. In 2021, Lara beat Josh Warrington in London before they faced a rematch in Leeds which was drawn after Lara suffered an early cut to the head.
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A top ranked contender, Lara has looked a future world champion in waiting for a number of years now and will be hoping to cause an upset on Saturday night.
When is Wood vs Lara?
The fight takes place on Saturday, February 18 with the card at the Motorpoint Arena getting underway at 6pm, with the main event expected at 10:30pm.
How to watch Wood vs Lara:
You can watch the fight on the DAZN streaming platform, with monthly prices starting from £9.99.
A full list of devices on which you can watch the fight is available here.
Wood vs Lara undercard:
- Leigh Wood vs. Mauricio Lara; WBA world featherweight title
- Dalton Smith vs. Billy Allington; British super lightweight title
- Cheavon Clarke vs. Dec Spelman; Cruiserweight
- Gary Cully vs. Wilfredo Flores; Lightweight
- Gamal Yafai vs. Diego Alberto Ruiz; Super bantamweight
- Aaron Bowen vs. TBA; Middleweight
- Junaid Boston vs. Joel Julio; Light middleweight
- Kieron Conway vs. Jorge Silva; Super middleweight
- Nico Leivars vs. Alberto Motos; Super bantamweight
- Sam Maxwell vs. Shaun Cooper; Super lightweight
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