Mauricio Lara vs. Leigh Wood Boxing Betting
Mauricio Lara will defend his WBA featherweight title against Leigh Wood on Saturday, May 27. The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds and can be seen on DAZN. The bout will take place at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. Lara comes into this fight with a record of 26-1-1 with 19 knockouts. His last win came against Wood in February. Wood is 26-4 with 16 knockouts. He is coming off the loss to Lara in February. Lara is almost a 3-1 favorite to win this fight. When these two fought in February it was Lara dominating the first two rounds, Wood doing well in the next four rounds and then it was Lara landing a big shot to end the fight in the 7th round.
When: Saturday, May 27, 2023
Where: AO Arena, Manchester, England
Why: Featherweight Title Fight
On Saturday, May 27, 2023, Mauricio Lara (26-1-1, 19 knockouts) will face Leigh Wood (26-4, 16 knockouts) in a 12-round lightweight title bout. Specifically, AO Arena in Manchester, England is the venue. DAZN will provide television coverage.
Mauricio Lara vs. Leigh Wood Boxing Odds
Leigh Wood +228
Mauricio Lara -300
Mauricio Lara vs. Leigh Wood
When these two fought in February it was a weird fight, as Lara dominated the first couple of rounds and then inexplicably let his foot off the gas. Wood was able to have success in rounds three through six and actually led on the judge’s scorecards. Lara then decided to become aggressive again in round 7 and he took out Wood in short order. Many people believe that if Lara had kept up his early aggression, he would have won by knockout in the third or fourth round.
Featherweight Title Bout
Mauricio Lara, age 25, is 26-1-1 with 19 knockouts. He stands five feet and seven inches tall and fights from an orthodox stance. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He is 4-1-1 in his last five fights. Lara is coming off a 7th round TKO against Leigh Wood in February. Lara won by 3rd round TKO against Jose Sanmartin in October of last year, won by 3rd round TKO against Emilio Sanchez in March of last year, fought to a draw against Josh Warrington in September of 2021 and won by 9th round TKO against Josh Warrington in February of 2021.
Leigh Wood, age 34, is 26-4 with 16 knockouts. He stands five feet and seven inches tall and fights from an orthodox stance. He was born in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, England. He is 3-2 in his last five fights. He is coming off a 7th round TKO loss to Mauricio Lara in February. Wood won by 12th round TKO against Michael Conlan in March of last year, won by 12th round TKO against Xu Can in July of 2021, won by 9th round TKO against Reece Mould in February of 2021 and lost a majority decision to Jazza Dickens in February of 2020.
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