Leigh Wood vs Josh Warrington LIVE: Results tonight after vicious KO

Re-live updates from the all-British clash in Sheffield, where Wood’s WBA featherweight title was on the line

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Leigh Wood retained the WBA featherweight title with a vicious knockout of Josh Warrington on Saturday, when it looked like the champion himself was on the verge of being finished.

Wood employed a southpaw stance to good effect in the first two rounds, but Warrington – a former two-time IBF champion – began to pull ahead by getting the better of most exchanges, loading up on fierce shots and putting his opponent in trouble throughout.

Wood soon began to leak blood from a cut around his right eye, but Warrington faced his own moment of adversity when he was docked a point in Round 7 for a punch to the back of the head – having previously been warned by the referee. At that stage, few onlookers would have predicted that the penalty would affect the result, however; Warrington looked to be on course for victory, whether it be on the scorecards or inside the distance.

Yet suddenly, against the run of the action, Wood produced a stunning finish with just seconds remaining in the seventh frame, dropping the “Leeds Warrior” with a brutal combination.

Re-live updates from Wood vs Warrington and the undercard fights, below.

Wood vs Warrington LIVE

• Leigh Wood retained WBA featherweight title with vicious knockout of Josh Warrington
• Wood seemed to be trailing when he dropped Warrington with a brutal combination in Round 7
• Warrington hauled himself from the canvas but the fight was waved off
• Warrington was docked a point earlier in Round 7 for a punch to the back of the head

[7 October 2023 19:01 · Alex Pattle]

Wood vs Warrington LIVE: Main card under way

The main card is upon us!

[7 October 2023 18:50 · Alex Pattle]

Wood vs Warrington LIVE: Undercard in full

Here’s tonight’s card in full – subject to any late changes:

Leigh Wood (C) vs Josh Warrington (WBA featherweight title)

Terri Harper vs Cecilia Braekhus (for Harper’s WBA super-welterweight title; vacant WBO title)

Hopey Price vs Connor Coghill (featherweight)

Kieron Conway vs Linus Udofia (middleweight)

Junaid Bostan vs Corey McCulloch (super-welterweight)

Cameron Vuong vs Engel Gomez (super-featherweight)

Koby McNamara vs Francisco Rodriguez (bantamweight)

Nico Leivars vs Ryan Walker (super-bantamweight)

[7 October 2023 18:37 · Alex Pattle]

Wood vs Warrington LIVE: How to watch online and on TV

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[7 October 2023 18:25 · Alex Pattle]

Wood vs Warrington LIVE: Start time and ring walks

Tonight’s event takes place at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield.

The main card is due to begin at 7pm BST (11am PT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET).

Ring walks for the main event are expected at approximately 10pm BST (2pm PT, 4pm CT, 5pm ET).

[7 October 2023 18:05 · Alex Pattle]

Wood vs Warrington LIVE

Leigh Wood defends the WBA featherweight title against Josh Warrington tonight, as the British pair square off in Sheffield.

Wood, 35, is making the first defence of his second title reign, having lost then regained the WBA belt in back-to-back duels with Mauricio Lara earlier this year. In February, the Mexican stopped Wood in the latter’s hometown of Nottingham, but the Briton avenged the defeat with a points win in May.

He now puts the gold on the line against Warrington, a former two-time champion who has his own history with Lara. Warrington was also stopped by Lara in their first clash in 2021, before fighting him to a draw later that year – when the boxers clashed heads. The 32-year-old then stopped old rival Kiko Martinez in 2022, becoming IBF featherweight champion for the second time in his career, but he lost the title in his next fight – a points defeat by Luis Alberto Lopez.

The “Leeds Warrior” is aiming to get back to winning ways here, as he faces “Leighthal” in a tantalising showdown.