Leigh Wood vs Josh Warrington Highlights | Boxing News Today

Leigh Wood retained his world featherweight title after weathering a ferocious onslaught from Josh Warrington to stop his British rival in a pulsating showdown at the Utilita Arena Sheffield. In the first defence of his second reign as WBA champion, Wood absorbed some punishing blows over several rounds and remained upright despite being clearly troubled by Warrington’s relentless flurries. Wood, though, kept his composure amid a cacophony of noise and unloaded with precise combination punching, finishing with a right to the temple and then a left when Warrington was on the way down. Warrington, seeking to become a three-time champion at 126lb, rose gamely but was on wobbly legs, prompting the referee, Michael Alexander, to wave off the contest right at the end of the seventh round. Warrington protested against the decision before slumping his head on the referee’s shoulder in grim defeat as Wood celebrated his latest comeback victory to improve his record to 28 wins and three defeats. A fight at the City Ground, home of his beloved Nottingham Forest, could be next for Wood, who could move up to super-featherweight after admitting boiling down to 126lb was becoming increasingly three years younger than his conqueror, Warrington’s future is less certain after slumping to his third defeat in 35 bouts, including back-to-back losses in world title fights in just under a year. Boxing News Today is Leigh Wood vs Josh Warrington Highlights, wood vs warrington. #boxing #boxingnews #boxinghighlights