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Leigh Wood will look to lean on home guide on the Nottingham Arena this nighttime, as he places his WBA featherweight title on the road against Ireland’s Michael Conlan.
The primary-event combat represents Wood’s first defence of the name he gained from Can Xu last July, even as Conlan (sixteen-0, 8 knockouts) have become period in-between champion by way of securing a choice victory over TJ Doheny in August. Wood (25-2, 15 KOs) comes into this contest using a -fight win streak, having final suffered a loss in 2020, whilst he became on the wrong end of a majority choice in opposition to James Dickens. Both of his latest victories had been executed via TKO, however, so the 33-12 months-vintage will input this weekend’s headline bout excessive on self belief.
This clash with the charismatic Conlan, 30, will constitute a tough check for Wood, even though, as the Olympic bronze medalist looks to win the biggest identify of his pro profession and stay undefeated. “I’m going to smash you, beat you to a pulp in your home town,” Conlan told Wood on the weigh-in, with the Englishman calling his challenger a “skinny rat” in response. Follow round-by-spherical updates from Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan and all the undercard action on the Nottingham Arena, below.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
Wood fights in home metropolis of Nottingham in opposition to Ireland’s Conlan
Wood puts WBA featherweight name on the road in important-occasion bout
Interim champion Conlan enters contest undefeated as a expert
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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Round four
Conlan is working off the left hook, low and high.
Wood backs up the Irishman, even though, and fires off photographs along with his challenger in opposition to the ropes! He holds Conlan and digs in a few uppercuts.
Eventually the pair are separated. Wood reveals a home for a proper hook to the head of Conlan then rolls under a shot.
Nice frame photographs from the champion now! He appeals to the group at the bell.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
23:07 , Alex Pattle
Round three
Conlan geese then stabs a straight punch up at Wood’s head.
The Irishman jabs low then high. He lands another jab to the face of Wood.
Wood returns hearth with a brief uppercut as Conlan steps in.
Conlan jabs to the body then curls a left hook into Wood’s cheek. A proper hook then connects for the challenger, and Wood slips!
Now Wood lands a left hand that has Conlan stumbling! What a fight.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
23:03 , Alex Pattle
Round 2
Conlan looked low however got here over the pinnacle with that big left hand.
Conlan swipes at Wood with a proper hand now then lands a left hook that hurts Wood, who's desperately preserving on now!!!
He manages to reduce Conlan across the left eye come what may, but Wood is in survival mode!
Another left hand lands for Conlan. It’s truly a count number of time now. Wood is dazed.
But someway Wood comes again with a hard right hook! He tries to follow it up, but his flurry isn’t correct sufficient.
The Englishman finds a bit fulfillment in opposition to the ropes, though. Wow. How is Wood nonetheless on this?
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
22:59 , Alex Pattle
Round 1
The pair reluctantly touch gloves. Here we cross!
Clubbing right hook from Wood straight away, then he in brief ties up Conlan in opposition to the ropes.
Conlan is exceedingly in an orthodox stance in the intervening time.
Wood takes the centre and is roared on as he actions ahead. He slings a right hand into the body of Conlan.
Conlan is southpaw now, however the transfer of stances doesn’t prevent him from receiving a big right hand from Wood.
Again Wood hooks to the frame. He can’t pretty time a left hook to the top, even though, not for the first time in Round 1.
Conlan lands to the frame with a couple of immediately lefts now, and then a left to the pinnacle.
AND ON THE BELL CONLAN KNOCKS DOWN WOOD! RIGHT ON THE BELL! HE FLOORS THE ENGLISHMAN WITH A LEFT!
Wood will make it into Round 2, but slightly!
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
22:55 , Alex Pattle
Wood seems fired up. Conlan, unsurprisingly, does as nicely.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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The Irish are making themselves heard with a refrain of boos as Wood is announced.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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Now right here comes the champion! Wood is on foot down the ramp...
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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Challenger Conlan is out first...
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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“I’m going to damage you, beat you to a pulp in your property town,” Conlan advised Wood on the weigh-in.
The Englishman called his challenger a “thin rat” in reaction.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
22:35 , Alex Pattle
It’s time for the main event...
Leigh Wood (25-2, 15 KOs) steps out in front of a hometown crowd in Nottingham to shield the WBA featherweight name in opposition to the undefeated Michael Conlan (16-zero, 8 KOs), who has a sizable Irish backing this night, too.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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Caoimhin Agyarko def. Juan Carlos Rubio through unanimous decision (one hundred-90, 100-ninety, ninety eight-92).
Agyarko retains the WBA International middleweight identify and stays undefeated!
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
22:25 , Alex Pattle
Agyarko vs Rubio – Round 10
Rubio has proven super coronary heart to stay on this contest and hold throwing at some stage in.
But his head is snapped back by using yet any other proper hand. Agyarko misses with a pair but does sneak in a quick left hook.
The Northern Irishman is virtually reason on a seventh directly finish, even though he became warned by means of his corner no longer to take too many risks.
He received’t get the stoppage, but that’s a satisfactory performance from Agyarko, who indicates recognize to Rubio after the final bell.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
22:20 , Alex Pattle
Agyarko vs Rubio – Round nine
The Killers’ “Mr Brightside” performs on the arena audio system between rounds, and the gang keeps to sing it as this penultimate body starts.
The surroundings is constructing in Nottingham; it need to be crackling all through the principle event.
Agyarko slings a proper hand directly through his opponent’s an increasing number of fragile shield.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
22:16 , Alex Pattle
Agyarko vs Rubio – Round eight
In Rubio’s remaining time out – the sole defeat of his seasoned career thus far – the Mexican was afflicted through right straights at some stage in.
Agyarko goes to that punch an increasing number of right here, keeping his fingers low then drilling forward the right.
Rubio is tiring and is getting stuck by means of spearing proper straights and heavy left hooks! He seems a little harm now, his left eye swelling shut!
That received’t assist him protect towards the right arms of Agyarko...
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
22:thirteen , Alex Pattle
Agyarko vs Rubio – Round 7
“Don’t load up an excessive amount of, put the pictures together,” Agyarko is informed by way of his coach.
Agyarko is immediately into the center of the hoop, throwing a proper straight. The London-born Northern Irishman misses with a couple of wild hooks, however. He’s not quite heeding his teach’s recommendation.
Double-jab, right hand lands for Agyarko, although! That’s more find it irresistible.
But he masses up again with the aid of winging a left hook even as leaning backwards, and is then stuck with a brief left shot from Rubio!
It seems to wobble Agyarko barely, and Rubio connects with another left hand that has his opponent shifting awkwardly.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
22:08 , Alex Pattle
Agyarko vs Rubio – Round 6
Agyarko is beginning to establish authority right here.
He backs up Rubio but waits for his second to throw the right shots.
He instances a proper hand as Rubio is throwing, then varies his punches with the Mexican in opposition to the ropes.
It appears that Rubio is simply getting warn down progressively now.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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Agyarko vs Rubio – Round five
Clubbing left hook lands for Agyarko!
He leans forward slightly together with his hands low and chin out, baiting Rubio to throw.
Agyarko bounces now before ramming a brief proper immediately into the face of his opponent.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
22:01 , Alex Pattle
Agyarko vs Rubio – Round 4
Rubio lands a jab however misses with a left instantly as he steps in.
Agyarko backs up the Mexican now. Both men land punches on the equal time, with Agyarko’s apparently extra powerful...
Lots of feinting from Agyarko, who then connects with a looping left hook. Rubio lands his very own left, although.
Agyarko ends the spherical on pinnacle, however, coming alive with a few spiteful straights as a worn-out-searching Rubio stumbles a touch in the corner!
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
21:56 , Alex Pattle
Agyarko vs Rubio – Round 3
Big counter left straight from Rubio! It knocks again Agyarko slightly! Perhaps that changed into greater because of Agyarko’s balance, or lack thereof, than Rubio’s strength.
Now the Mexican connects with an overhand proper after shifting his head to the left of the centre line.
Agyarko is going southpaw and throws a left hook to the pinnacle, then one to the frame.
He’s again in an orthodox stance and misses with a extremely wild uppercut.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
21:52 , Alex Pattle
Agyarko vs Rubio – Round 2
Rubio has fast fingers, which he shows off right here, moments after Agyarko is warned by way of his educate approximately the Mexican’s pace.
That said, Agyarko isn't always slow himself.
He lands a fast left hook at the angle then demonstrates some exceptional head movement to lean returned and faraway from a shot.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
21:49 , Alex Pattle
Agyarko vs Rubio – Round 1
Southpaw Rubio suffered his first pro defeat in his maximum recent bout, so it will likely be interesting to look how the 23-yr-antique responds right here.
Agyarko, 25, is on the front foot early on! He backs up Rubio against the ropes and throws a few heavy photographs. Rubio counters with a stinging left hand, but!
Each middleweight is stepping on the other’s lead foot a little in these early exchanges, such may be the dynamic of opposing stances. Agyarko has already tripped multiple times.
He lands a tidy proper uppercut, although!
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
21:41 , Alex Pattle
The WBA International middleweight title is on the line next!
Undefeated champion Caoimhin Agyarko (10-0, 7 KOs) defends in opposition to Juan Carlos Rubio (18-1, 9 KOs) in the co-predominant occasion.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
21:24 , Alex Pattle
Terri Harper def. Yamila Belen Abellaneda via unanimous selection (ninety nine-91, ninety nine-91, ninety nine-91).
Harper wins the vacant WBA Intercontinental ladies’s light-weight identify!
A high-quality response by the 25-yr-antique to her devastating knockout loss final time out – just 4 months ago.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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Harper vs Abellaneda – Round 10
Final spherical. Abellaneda comes ahead with a proper hand, then the ladies clinch in opposition to the fence.
Harper continues to be southpaw. She lands multiple decent shots in close.
A sharp counter left simply connects for the Briton, then every other powerful one!
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
21:18 , Alex Pattle
Harper vs Abellaneda – Round 9
Harper is southpaw again.
She swings a left hook that grazes Abellaneda, then follows it with a greater accurate proper hook.
Piercing proper directly from Harper. The women clinch to give up the spherical.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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Harper vs Abellaneda – Round 8
Harper is back in an orthodox stance and connects with a lead left hook to the frame.
Impressive head motion from the Briton as she frustrates Abellaneda.
Lots of feints from the opponents now.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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Harper vs Abellaneda – Round 7
Harper is fighting out of a southpaw stance now, according to preparation from her group.
The Briton appears hesitant to commit to pictures from southpaw but does connect with a swift left hook nicely.
The girls exchange left fingers late in the round.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
21:09 , Alex Pattle
Harper vs Abellaneda – Round 6
A spearing jab snaps returned the head of Abellaneda.
The Argentine leans to her left and thrusts a hook into Harper’s ribs.
She’s soon subsidized up through Harper once more, though. We see a short pause in the action for an accidental low blow from Harper.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
21:07 , Alex Pattle
Harper vs Abellaneda – Round 5
Abellaneda is foregoing the jab and definitely ducking to throw overhand rights.
Harper isn't always against throwing her personal proper hand, the surgical reparation of which stored the Briton out of the ring for a year.
Harper digs a brief left hook into the cheek of Abellaneda late inside the spherical.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
21:03 , Alex Pattle
Harper vs Abellaneda – Round 4
The reduce around Harper’s eye appeared to come back from an accidental clash of heads.
Abellaneda lands a neat one-two but is then stuck by using the equal aggregate from Harper.
Great proper uppercut again from Harper! She steps lower back before landing the shot at the counter.
Now the Briton catches Abellaneda on the end of a jab.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
21:00 , Alex Pattle
Harper vs Abellaneda – Round three
“Relax, discover your distance, and just paintings your jab,” is the message from Harper’s corner. “Feint, feint, jab. Feint, feint, jab.”
Harper is mild on her ft early on this 1/3 spherical and catches Abellaneda with a instantly right upon entry.
A harsh left hook connects for the Briton! Abellaneda is backing up...
Harper is reduce round her left eye, it’s hard to inform wherein it got here from....
She lands a tidy right uppercut, even though, reputedly not too fazed by the cut.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
20:57 , Alex Pattle
Harper vs Abellaneda – Round 2
Again Abellaneda presses ahead. Again Harper reveals some success along with her jab.
Abellaneda attempts for a hook and uppercut, however neither makes it thru Harper’s shield.
Nice variation of shots from Harper, and a few slick head movement to roll beneath a hook.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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Harper vs Abellaneda – Round 1
Harper is brief out the gates, taking the centre of the ring. The women trade jabs before Abellaneda comes ahead with a one-two.
A massive overhand right nearly lands for the Argentine. Now she’s main the dance, forcing Harper towards the ropes.
A stiff jab lands for the Briton, however. And any other that snaps returned the head of Abellaneda!
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
20:50 , Alex Pattle
The vacant WBA Intercontinental ladies’s lightweight belt is on the road.
Ten rounds to return.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
20:42 , Alex Pattle
Next up, Yorkshire’s Terri Harper (11-1-1, 6 KOs) takes on Yamila Belen Abellaneda (13-four-1, 3 KOs) of Argentina in a girls’s light-weight contest.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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Gary Cully def. Miguel Vazquez thru 5th-round TKO (0:41).
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
20:24 , Alex Pattle
Cully is going over to include Vazquez.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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Cully vs Vazquez – Round 5
A straight left hand drops Vazquez! It’s so early inside the round, and the Mexican is not going to make it!
He’s counted out and Cully scores a huge win!
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
20:22 , Alex Pattle
Cully vs Vazquez – Round four
Cully touches gloves with Vazquez out of admire after the Mexican comes ahead with a decent mixture.
Cully now backs up his opponent, however, leaning on him at the ropes.
The Irishman sneaks in more than one left fingers while also displaying exact head movement.
The pair are actually again in the centre of the hoop and Cully’s head is snapped returned by using a jab.
A left and proper hook from Cully stun Vazquez, though! A one- is the comply with-up, and the Mexican staggers back however is capable of clutch Cully and clinch along with his returned on the ropes!
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
20:18 , Alex Pattle
Cully vs Vazquez – Round 3
Vazquez is getting into with jabs to the head then right straights to the frame. It’s getting a bit predictable...
And he’s dropped to a knee by way of a quick left immediately from Cully!
Vazquez survives the rest of the spherical...
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
20:16 , Alex Pattle
Cully vs Vazquez – Round 2
Vazquez is lunging in with his palms low. He’s stuck with a counter right hand from Cully.
The Irishman backs up Vazquez against the ropes, however the skilled Mexican circles away.
A high-quality spell for Cully and he cuts Vazquez on the previous champion’s left eye!
Good head movement and footwork from Cully past due in the spherical.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
20:11 , Alex Pattle
Cully vs Vazquez – Round 1
Southpaw Cully with some snapping jabs early on. Vazquez objectives the body.
Nice hook connects for Cully. He holds the centre of the ring.
Vazquez lands some high-quality counter hooks to the body, though, and now he's taking the middle of the hoop.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
20:06 , Alex Pattle
Next up, Ireland’s Gary Cully (thirteen-zero, 7 KOs) takes on former light-weight champion Miguel Vazquez (44-10, 17 KOs) of Mexico.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
19:fifty three , Alex Pattle
Erica Anabella Farias def. Sandy Ryan thru cut up decision (ninety three-ninety seven, ninety seven-ninety four, ninety five-94).
Wild scoring, that's turning into increasingly unsurprising. But the best end result standard, as Indy Sport sees it.
Victory for the former -weight world champion, and a first pro defeat for Ryan.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
19:47 , Alex Pattle
Ryan vs Farias – Round 10
The Nottingham crowd roars on Ryan.
Farias is docked a factor halfway via this very last round for leading together with her head once more!
It’s a real brawl right here. Left hook lands for Ryan. Overhand proper connects for Farias, who then unloads to the body of the Briton.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
19:43 , Alex Pattle
Ryan vs Farias – Round nine
Farias is warned for leading with her head.
Ryan backs up the Argentine however is still not all there with her accuracy.
One-two lands for Ryan, but she’s caught with a proper hook right away after.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
19:41 , Alex Pattle
Ryan vs Farias – Round 8
Farias is keeping her taller opponent at bay by means of throwing hooks and overhands as Ryan attempts to enter.
Again the ladies clinch.
Ryan receives a nice lead uppercut in, but she’s on the receiving stop of some harsh counter photographs for her trouble.
“We’ve were given to go now. We’ve got to go,” she’s advised by her head coach on the give up of the spherical.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
19:39 , Alex Pattle
Ryan vs Farias – Round 7
Left straight, right immediately from Farias. She follows it with an uppercut and hook.
The Argentine swings hooks into the frame of Ryan then squeezes an uppercut through the defend but it simplest grazes the Briton.
A difficult left overhand connects for Ryan in retaliation.
The women clinch, Ryan’s nostril bleeding now. A couple of decent jabs from Ryan after the ladies separate, however it’s Farias who lands the heavier shots with her hooks to the body and head – though a few are blocked.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
19:35 , Alex Pattle
Ryan vs Farias – Round 6
Lead uppercut and left hook aggregate from Farias!
This is getting quite scrappy, with Ryan getting suckered into a brawl and lacking with quite a few photographs.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
19:34 , Alex Pattle
Ryan vs Farias – Round five
Big overhand right and left directly the key shots for Farias in a robust 5th spherical for the Argentine!
“We start now,” Ryan’s train tells her, while she says she’s now not hurting her opponent to the body enough.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
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Ryan vs Farias – Round four
A brief proper directly lands to the reddened face of Ryan.
She returns fire with her own right directly.
Now a left hook to the frame of Farias! But the Argentine lands an overhand left!
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
19:26 , Alex Pattle
Ryan vs Farias – Round three
Immediately Farias seems for a left hook. Now she starts winging that shot off both aspects, earlier than catching Ryan with a short proper straight.
The Argentine backs up Ryan against the ropes and pours on hooks to the pinnacle and body!
Ryan clinches Farias and the pair are separated, possibly to Ryan’s relief.
She gets lower back in the back of the jab, however the spherical becomes a brawl past due on! A left hook lands for Farias, but a left hook and right straight connect for Ryan!
She seems to wobble Farias slightly there...
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
19:23 , Alex Pattle
Ryan vs Farias – Round 2
A gradual left hook misses for Farias, but she is going to the shot once more and lands smooth!
She tries for one more, which grazes Ryan. The Briton seems to gradual the tempo down from in the back of her jab.
The ladies clinch as the round comes to an give up.
“Keep that distance the identical,” Ryan’s train tells her. “We understand what she’s gonna do, huge left hook.”
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
19:20 , Alex Pattle
Ryan vs Farias – Round 1
Farias refuses to touch gloves with Ryan and heads to her corner, but the referee calls the Argentine again and forces her to expose her opponent a few admire.
Off we go. Ryan, the taller fighter, with a few first-rate counter jabs and a excessive protect to dam Farias’ hooks.
Farias with a left hook to the body then jab to the top, though, touchdown with both shots – excellent work.
Ryan parries a large overhand right then quickly lands a nice straight-hook combination. The Briton then digs an uppercut into her opponent’s ribs.
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
19:15 , Alex Pattle
First up is a women’s excellent-lightweight bout among Derby’s Sandy Ryan (three-zero, 2 KOs) and Erica Anabella Farias (26-five, 10 KOs) of Argentina.
Ten rounds to come back...
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
19:08 , Alex Pattle
Full prelim consequences:
Thomas Whittaker-Hart def. Simon Krebs (light-heavyweight)
Thomas Carty def. Michal Boloz (heavyweight)
Nico Leivars def. Jose Hernandez (featherweight)
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
19:06 , Alex Pattle
And here’s the principle card for this night, from the first contest to the main event:
Sandy Ryan vs Erica Anabella Farias (first-rate-lightweight)
Gary Cully vs Miguel Vazquez (lightweight)
Terri Harper vs Yamila Belen Abellaneda (girls’s lightweight)
Caoimhin Agyarko vs Juan Carlos Rubio (middleweight)
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan (WBA featherweight identify)
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
19:04 , Alex Pattle
Here’s how the final prelim bout of the night played out:
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
19:01 , Alex Pattle
The main card is upon us!
Will we see a new WBA featherweight champion crowned in tonight’s essential occasion?
Or can Leigh Wood see off the assignment of the undefeated Michael Conlan?
We’ll discover in due direction...
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
18:35 , Alex Pattle
We’ll have round-via-spherical updates from the main card at 7pm, but to whet your appetite, here’s a snippet from this night’s prelims.
Thomas Whittaker-Hart making light work of Ben Thomas!
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan
18:01 , Alex Pattle
Leigh Wood will appearance to lean on home help on the Nottingham Arena this night, as he puts his WBA featherweight name on the road against Ireland’s Michael Conlan.
The essential-occasion fight represents Wood’s first defence of the title he gained from Can Xu final July, whilst Conlan (16-zero, eight knockouts) became interim champion by way of securing a choice victory over TJ Doheny in August. Wood (25-2, 15 KOs) comes into this contest using a two-fight win streak, having last suffered a loss in 2020, whilst he was on the wrong quit of a majority selection against James Dickens. Both of his recent victories were executed thru TKO, but, so the 33-year-antique will input this weekend’s headline bout high on self belief.
This conflict with the charismatic Conlan, 30, will constitute a difficult check for Wood, although, as the Olympic bronze medalist looks to win the largest title of his seasoned profession and stay undefeated. “I’m going to ruin you, beat you to a pulp in your property town,” Conlan advised Wood on the weigh-in, with the Englishman calling his challenger a “thin rat” in reaction.
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