Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara LIVE: Stream, latest updates and result tonight
Re-live all the action as Wood lost the WBA featherweight title to Lara in controversial fashion
Leigh Wood suffered a controversial TKO loss in his hometown clash with Mauricio Lara on Saturday, as the towel came in after a knockdown in the seventh round.
Wood appeared to be leading five rounds to one as the main event crossed its midway point in Nottingham, but Lara produced a brutal left hook almost out of nowhere to floor the WBA featherweight champion late in Round 7. Wood beat the referee’s count, but the 34-year-old’s coach Ben Davison threw in the towel with approximately 10 seconds left in the frame.
Wood was quick to protest his trainer’s decision, while Mexican Lara celebrated his title win across the ring. When asked by DAZN whether he was okay to continue, Wood said: “Yeah, I’m a fighter, you know? I want to go until I can’t see anything anymore. [But with the knockdown], I made a mistake and I paid for it.”
The main event marked Wood’s first bout since his fight-of-the-year contender with Michael Conlan at the same arena in March 2022. That night, Wood recovered from a heavy knockdown at the bell in the first round, going on to knock out Conlan in the final frame.
Re-live updates from Wood vs Lara and the entire undercard in Nottingham.
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Smith vs Allington – Round 2
Still not too much activity from either fighter, until they open up by trading hooks.
The boxers tie one another up late in the round. Allington suggests that he was tagged on the back of the head in that exchange.
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Smith vs Allington – Round 1
Nothing thrown by either fighter in the first 30 seconds. Eventually Smith tries a couple of jabs, but Allington is just out of range.
Now Smith misses with an uppercut, and Allington clinches.
Smith increases his input briefly, midway through the round, stringing together some light hooks.
Allington leans forward with his chin, but Smith is not biting.
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Two fights left tonight!
Before the main event, Dalton Smith defends his British super-lightweight title against Billy Allington.
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Gary Cully def. Wilfredo Flores via second-round TKO (1:52).
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Cully vs Flores – Round 2
Flores is not producing much output overall. He seems tentative, unsure of how to tackle the taller Cully.
And down goes Flores after a left cross behind the ear from Cully!
The Puerto Rican is back on his feet, but Cully goes right after him and forces the referee to step in due to a quick flurry!
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Cully vs Flores – Round 1
Cully won in 35 seconds last time out, but he’s already gone past that point here...
The Irishman has managed to catch fellow southpaw Flores on the end of a few left crosses, though.
Flores is already sporting a cut around his right eye, too. Another left hand is on the mark for Cully.
Flores puts together a series of hooks to the body, but Cully is unfazed.
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Gary Cully vs Wilfredo Flores is up next – a clash of unbeaten lightweights!
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