Mauricio Lara

Mauricio Lara To Face Either Leigh Wood Or Josh Warrington On May 27, Hearn Says

The bucking bronco that is Mauricio Lara is back on track to make a swift return to the squared circle. Lara landed a devastating left hook to the chin of Leigh Wood and scored a seventh-round technical knockout win against the Brit on Feb. 18 in Not...

Josh Warrington: Lara Says He Wants To Retire Me - Here I Am, Let's Get It On!

Last month, Josh Warrington and Mauricio Lara were involved in a heated confrontation. Warrington was ringside in Nottingham, watching Lara score a stoppage win over Leigh Wood to capture the WBA featherweight title.

Mauricio Lara: Leigh Wood Deserves Rematch; He Gave Me An Opportunity

Mauricio “Bronco” Lara is willing to give Leigh Wood a rematch, because he thinks the British boxer deserves it. Lara is back in training, and is contemplating mid-June as a possible date for his next fight.

Mauricio Lara vs. Josh Warrington III "A Natural Fight," Says Hearn

Mauricio Lara may well have just won the world title but his promoter Eddie Hearn already has a number of options for him. The Mexican danger man was in full flow last Saturday at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham as he dethroned Leigh Wood inside s...

Eddie Hearn on Mauricio Lara: This Is Just The Beginning

Eddie Hearn has had some very kind words to say about one of his new world champions. The head honcho of Matchroom Boxing was ringside in Nottingham last weekend as Leigh Wood’s reign as WBA featherweight king came to an end at the hands of Mauricio...

Lara: If Wood's Team Allowed Him To Continue, He Would Have Suffered Even More Punishment

You can add Mauricio Lara to the growing list of people who agreed with the decision made by the corner of Leigh Wood at the end of their title fight.

Mauricio Lara, Luis Nery Finish Long Nights: Weekend Afterthoughts

There will be some major events in the sport as the year progresses but the quality of the fights we’re getting on the way there remains fantastic in early 2023. On paper, both big main events on Saturday looked good. Both delivered. There isn’t much...

Mauricio Lara: No Problem Coming Back To England For Wood Rematch, Third Warrington Fight

Mauricio Lara loves fighting in England. And why wouldn’t he? The newly crowned WBA world featherweight champion has recorded the two biggest wins of his career before boisterous British crowds that cheered vociferously for his opponents and makes mo...

Froch: Wood Told Me He Was Gone, His Legs Were Gone, Davison Did The Right Thing

Former super middleweight world champion Carl Froch has reversed his opinion with respect to last Saturday's stoppage in the WBA featherweight title fight between Leigh Wood and Mauricio Lara in Nottingham.

Eddie Hearn: Mauricio Lara Is Number One Featherweight In The World; So Exciting To Watch

Eddie Hearn proclaimed Mauricio Lara to be boxing’s best featherweight now that the hard-hitting Mexican has knocked out two former featherweight champions from England in their home country.

Hearn: Wood Was Out On His Feet; One Shot Was All It Would Take To End His Career

Eddie Hearn heard and read from a lot of onlookers who suggested Leigh Wood should have been allowed to continue late in the seventh round of his technical-knockout loss to Mauricio Lara on Saturday night. Ben Davison, Wood’s trainer, threw in the to...

Leigh Wood ‘Absolutely’ Wants To Exercise Contractual Right To Rematch With Mauricio Lara

Leigh Wood committed a tactical mistake for which he paid dearly Saturday night in Nottingham, England. Mauricio Lara’s left hook knocked Wood to the canvas in the seventh round of their featherweight title bout, but it didn’t shake Wood’s confidence...

Photos: Mauricio Lara Takes Out Leigh Wood in Seven, Captures WBA Title

Lara, Wood Fight Photos Gallery - Nottingham - For the WBA featherweight title, Mauricio Lara (26-2-1, 19 KOs) was under fire at times, but a massive punch in the seventh round dropped and stopped Leigh Wood (26-3, 16 KOs) to become a world champion....

Warrington Says Mauricio Lara Spat at Him - Leading To Confrontation

Former two-time IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington claims Mauricio Lara spat on him on Saturday night in Nottingham. Warrington was ringside, watching Lara become the WBA featherweight champion with a stoppage win over hometown hero Leigh Woo...

Mauricio Lara vs. Leigh Wood - CompuBox Punch Stats

Leigh Wood landed 50% of his power punches while Mauricio Lara threw 65 more and landed 7 more. Lara’s 60th landed power punch, a left hook, put Wood down and prompted Wood’s corner to throw in the towel.