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Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara LIVE: Result as Briton regains title with points win

Re-live updates as Wood fought to regain the WBA featherweight title, which Lara won from him in February but lost on Friday after missing weight

Alex Pattle
Combat Sports Correspondent
Saturday 27 May 2023 19:40 EDT
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Leigh Wood regained the WBA featherweight title with a decision win over Mauricio Lara on Saturday, avenging a knockout loss to the Mexican in the process.

Wood was fighting in his hometown of Nottingham in February when he suffered a controversial TKO defeat by Lara, who took the WBA belt from the 34-year-old in Round 7.

However, Lara, 25, was stripped of the title on Friday (26 May), after failing to make weight for his Manchester rematch with Wood. Furthermore, only Wood was eligible to win the vacant title in the main-event bout.

And Wood did just that, knocking down Lara in Round 2 and going on to beat the Mexican via unanimous decision. Elsewhere, Chris Billam-Smith won his first world title, and Michael Conlan suffered a brutal KO loss – more on those results below.

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Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin

Terri Harper def. Ivana Habazin via unanimous decision (98-92, 97-93, 97-93).

Harper retains the WBA super-welterweight title!

Alex Pattle27 May 2023 21:23

Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin

Round 10

Final round! Habazin looks tired, but she keeps coming forward, throwing hooks up top.

The referee warns the pair to watch their heads, amid some serious fighting in close.

Into the final minute... Habazin burrows a right hook into the ribs of Harper.

Harper looks for some space, but Habazin closes range quickly.

We’ll go to the scorecards!

Alex Pattle27 May 2023 21:20

Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin

Round 9

Penultimate round! The fighters trade heavy hooks and uppercuts in close, and there’s a lot of leaning on each other... That’s the best round so far.

Alex Pattle27 May 2023 21:17

Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin

Round 8

Harper’s corner are confident that she’s winning the fight “comfortably”. “You don’t need to do anything, you’re winning.”

Sharp jab by Harper. Habazin comes back with a left hook.

Harper blocks a right-hook effort from her opponent now. Habazin opts for an uppercut in a bid to split the Briton’s guard. Now the Croat targets the body.

Alex Pattle27 May 2023 21:14

Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin

Round 7

Harper has been showing off the slicker fundamentals, but Habazin has arguably done the more effective work throughout.

Alex Pattle27 May 2023 21:11

Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin

Round 6

Into the second half of this bout.

Again the fighters clinch, and again they get to work at close range.

Brutal left hook to the ribs by Habazin. Harper looks to stick behind the jab.

Alex Pattle27 May 2023 21:08

Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin

Round 5

Harper gets on the front foot, but Habazin pushes her back with hooks to the body.

The fighters clinch, with Harper peppering her challenger with body shots in close.

They separate again, but not for long.

Alex Pattle27 May 2023 21:05

Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin

Round 4

Harper with a short right cross. Habazin replies with hooks upstairs.

The women briefly clinch. The referee warns the fighters over punches behind the head.

After they separate, Habazin chases Harper around the ring.

Alex Pattle27 May 2023 21:02

Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin

Round 3

Lots of grappling in this round. Habazin lands a decent right cross up top, then a hook to the body.

These two-minute rounds go by so quickly!

Alex Pattle27 May 2023 20:59

Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin

Round 2

Habazin stumbles backwards after eating a flurry of hooks from Harper!

Habazin still has her wits about her, and she looks to fire back with a wild hook of her own.

Harper seems it coming from a mile off, though.

Alex Pattle27 May 2023 20:56

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