Although Mauricio Lara held 4lbs weight advantage vs Leigh Wood, he failed to outbox his rival and ultimately succumbed to defeat, know the fight purse & payout
On Saturday at the Manchester Arena, Leigh Wood defeated Mauricio Lara through 12-round unanimous decision to reclaim his WBA featherweight title. Wood demonstrated a performance that was considerably more defensively and technically sound, demonstrating that he had clearly learned his mistakes.
Mauricio Lara vs Leigh Wood 2 purse, payouts, winner, full fight card results and highlights
2 Time!! 👑🌍
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As per the reports, Leigh Wood go home with a big fight payout thanks to his unanimous decision over Mauricio Lara. He is estimated to earn a guaranteed fight purse of $500,000, 60% PPV shares, & additional bonuses summing his total payout for the night between $1.7 Million and $2.2 Million. On the other hand, Mauricio Lara will earn an estimated fight purse of $450,000.
Following a controlled performance in Manchester that earned him a well-deserved unanimous decision victory, Leigh Wood regained his position as the WBA featherweight champion. With this victory, Wood has avenged his pervious loss against Lara and improved his professional boxing record to 27-3. After 12 lopsided rounds, Wood was proclaimed the victor with scores of 118-109, 118-109, 116-111 in his favor.
Full Fight Card Results
- Mauricio Lara lost against Leigh Wood: For the vacant WBA world featherweight title
- Jack Catterall defeated Darragh Foley: Super lightweight
- Terri Harper won against Ivana Habazin: For Harper’s WBA women’s super-welterweight title
- Aqib Fiaz defeated Costin Ion: Super featherweight
- Danny Ball won against Jamie Robinson; Welterweight
Mauricio Lara vs Leigh Wood: match events & post-match reactions
Lara was knocked down in the second-round owing to his listlessness and sluggish play. In round three, the two got into a clash of heads, and Wood suffered a small cut. The Mexican struggled to land his normal snappy jabs and all-action aggressive style because he was frequently outpunched. Wood maintained his calm and continued to trouble Lara with barrage of punches. At the end, Wood was announced as the victor by unanimous decision with scores of 118-109, 118-109, 116-111.
Following this win, Nottingham favorite Leigh Wood has returned to winning ways and may anticipate facing Josh Warrington later this year. Earlier this year, Lara defeated Wood in seven rounds. Some questioned if it was too soon for Wood to exercise his rematch clause against Lara.