Leigh Wood

Josh Warrington is Open To Facing Joe Cordina Next if The Money is Right

Former world champion Josh Warrington is only a few days away from his scheduled clash with WBA featherweight king Leigh Wood. The two will collide in Sheffield on Saturday night.

Luis Alberto Lopez Wants Robeisy Ramirez, Naoya Inoue; Stresses ‘It’s Time To Pay Me More’

Luis Alberto Lopez wants the thickest smoke he can get in the featherweight division. The proud Mexican veteran also wants what he considers appropriate purses for fights against fellow featherweight champions Robeisy Ramirez and Leigh Wood or Japane...

Cordina Admits Scenario of Facing Wood-Warrington Winner Would Be Tempting

Joe Cordina will finally get to defend his IBF super featherweight title when he takes on Edward Vazquez in Monte Carlo on November 4th. Cordina (16-0, 9 KO’s) first won the IBF title in June 2022 by knocking out Kenichi Ogawa in spectacular fashion...

Wood: On Warrington Clash: I Take Confidence In The Fact I Know I'm The Better Fighter

Leigh Wood doesn’t need to apply a triangle theory to his chance of a win over Josh Warrington. Not when he can just draw a straight line. The two-time and reigning WBA featherweight titlist from Nottingham will put his belt on the line versus his co...

Warrington Vows: I Will Be Firing on All Cylinders Against Leigh Wood

Two-time world featherweight champion Josh Warrington is looking to recapture some gold when he challenges Leigh Wood for the WBA title on October 7th. Warrington is viewed as the underdog by most observers.

Hearn Rejects Talk That Warrington is On The Slide, Views Wood Fight as 50-50

Josh Warrington is back on the horse and hoping to once again become a world champion when he faces Leigh Wood for the WBA featherweight title. The fight comes 10 months after losing his IBF title in a tough fight with Luis Alberto Lopez.

Harper-Braekhus WBA Title Rescheduled For Oct. 7 On Wood-Warrington Sheffield Bill

With an undisputed clash off the table, Terri Harper has once again landed the next best opportunity. Matchroom Boxing has resurrected Harper’s previously postponed WBA junior middleweight title defense versus former undisputed welterweight champi...

Joe Cordina Has Interest in Facing Wood-Warrington Winner, Says Hearn

Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom indicates that there is a possibility that the winner of the upcoming fight between Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington would be matched against Joe Cordina.

Photos: Leigh Wood, Josh Warrington - Face To Face at Press Conference

Wood, Warrington Press Conference Photos Gallery - The All British World Title showdown between Leigh Wood who will defend his WBA Featherweight World Title against Josh Warrington in a huge domestic clash on neutral ground at the Utilita Arena Sheff...

Leigh Wood vs. Josh Warrington on October 7 at Utilita Arena Sheffield

Leigh Wood will defend his WBA Featherweight World Title against Josh Warrington in a huge domestic clash on neutral ground at the Utilita Arena Sheffield on Saturday October 7th, shown live worldwide on DAZN.

WBA Approves Leigh Wood-Josh Warrington Title Fight; Winner Mandated To Face Otabek Kholmatov

Otabek Kholmatov will have to wait his turn at least one more time. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBA approved a request placed on behalf of featherweight titlist Leigh Wood to proceed with an optional defense versus former two-time IBF titl...

Leigh Wood vs. Josh Warrington Eyed For September at City Ground, Says Hearn

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn is hoping to schedule a fall showdown between WBA featherweight champion Leigh Wood and former two-time beltholder Josh Warrington. Hearn would like to stage the fight at the City Ground, with the month of Septem...

Leigh Wood-Otabek Khlomatov: WBA Formally Orders Mandatory Title Fight

Leigh Wood officially has his marching orders. The two-time and recently recrowned WBA featherweight titlist from Nottingham, England has been instructed to next defend versus mandatory challenger Otabek Khlomatov. The ruling was confirmed Tuesday, j...

New Champs Abound: Weekend Afterthoughts

One week after one of the biggest, and most debated, fights of the year, boxing delivered a flurry of activity on Saturday with three major titles changing hands by the end of the night.

Khlomatov: I Don't Care That Leigh Wood Didn't Mention My Name; He Now Has To Fight Me

Otabek Khlomatov wasn’t exactly mentioned by name. Any reference of the unbeaten featherweight surrounding last weekend’s Leigh Wood-Mauricio Lara rematch was limited to “mandatory defense to be ordered.” Permission was granted by the WBA for Wood an...