Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara LIVE: Result as Briton regains title with points win
Re-live updates as Wood fought to regain the WBA featherweight title, which Lara won from him in February but lost on Friday after missing weight
Leigh Wood regained the WBA featherweight title with a decision win over Mauricio Lara on Saturday, avenging a knockout loss to the Mexican in the process.
Wood was fighting in his hometown of Nottingham in February when he suffered a controversial TKO defeat by Lara, who took the WBA belt from the 34-year-old in Round 7.
However, Lara, 25, was stripped of the title on Friday (26 May), after failing to make weight for his Manchester rematch with Wood. Furthermore, only Wood was eligible to win the vacant title in the main-event bout.
And Wood did just that, knocking down Lara in Round 2 and going on to beat the Mexican via unanimous decision. Elsewhere, Chris Billam-Smith won his first world title, and Michael Conlan suffered a brutal KO loss – more on those results below.
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Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin
Terri Harper def. Ivana Habazin via unanimous decision (98-92, 97-93, 97-93).
Harper retains the WBA super-welterweight title!
Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin
Round 10
Final round! Habazin looks tired, but she keeps coming forward, throwing hooks up top.
The referee warns the pair to watch their heads, amid some serious fighting in close.
Into the final minute... Habazin burrows a right hook into the ribs of Harper.
Harper looks for some space, but Habazin closes range quickly.
We’ll go to the scorecards!
Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin
Round 9
Penultimate round! The fighters trade heavy hooks and uppercuts in close, and there’s a lot of leaning on each other... That’s the best round so far.
Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin
Round 8
Harper’s corner are confident that she’s winning the fight “comfortably”. “You don’t need to do anything, you’re winning.”
Sharp jab by Harper. Habazin comes back with a left hook.
Harper blocks a right-hook effort from her opponent now. Habazin opts for an uppercut in a bid to split the Briton’s guard. Now the Croat targets the body.
Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin
Round 7
Harper has been showing off the slicker fundamentals, but Habazin has arguably done the more effective work throughout.
Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin
Round 6
Into the second half of this bout.
Again the fighters clinch, and again they get to work at close range.
Brutal left hook to the ribs by Habazin. Harper looks to stick behind the jab.
Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin
Round 5
Harper gets on the front foot, but Habazin pushes her back with hooks to the body.
The fighters clinch, with Harper peppering her challenger with body shots in close.
They separate again, but not for long.
Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin
Round 4
Harper with a short right cross. Habazin replies with hooks upstairs.
The women briefly clinch. The referee warns the fighters over punches behind the head.
After they separate, Habazin chases Harper around the ring.
Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin
Round 3
Lots of grappling in this round. Habazin lands a decent right cross up top, then a hook to the body.
These two-minute rounds go by so quickly!
Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara 2 LIVE: Terri Harper vs Ivana Habazin
Round 2
Habazin stumbles backwards after eating a flurry of hooks from Harper!
Habazin still has her wits about her, and she looks to fire back with a wild hook of her own.
Harper seems it coming from a mile off, though.
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