Leigh Wood vs. Mauricio Lara live updates, results, highlights from 2023 boxing WBA featherweight title fight
MOTORPOINT ARENA, NOTTINGHAM – Leigh Wood kicks into the fire against dangerous Mexican Mauricio Lara in front of a boisterous, sold-out crowd in his hometown.
Wood (26-2, 16 KOs) is back at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena to defend his WBA featherweight title for a second time, which he defended in a sensational and dramatic fight against Michael Conlan and earned the 2022 Knockout of The Sporting News secured.
As he did against Conlan and in his title win against Can Xu, the 34-year-old finds himself a betting underdog against Lara (25-2-1, 18 KOs), whose stellar victory came when he beat Josh Warrington over nine confusing lockdown streaks rounds in 2021.
Former two-time IBF champion Warrington will be at ringside eyeing a summer blockbuster against the winner.
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Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara live results, updates
18:00 GMT/13:00 ET: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Leigh Wood’s highly anticipated WBA Featherweight title defense against Mauricio Lara. An explosive clash between two action-packed big punchers awaits at the Motorpoint Arena in Wood’s hometown of Nottingham.
When is Leigh Wood vs. Mauricio Lara?
- Date: Saturday February 18 | Sunday February 19th
- Main card: 2 p.m. ET | 7pm GMT | 6 a.m. AEDT
- Main Event: 5 p.m. ET | 10pm GMT | 9 a.m. AEDT (approx.)
Leigh Wood and Mauricio Lara will fight on February 18th. The main card starts at 2 p.m. ET | 7pm GMT | 6 a.m. AEDT. Wood and Lara were scheduled to make their way to the ring around 5 p.m. ET | 10pm GMT | 9 a.m. AEDT, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
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like watching Leigh Wood vs. Mauricio Lara
| country | Date | Channel + live stream (main card) |
| United States | Sat 18 February | DAZN |
| Great Britain | Sat 18 February | DAZN |
| Australia | Sun. 19th of February | DAZN |
The Leigh Wood vs. Mauricio Lara fight card will be available via DAZN.
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Leigh Wood vs. Mauricio Lara Price: How much does the card cost?
- DAZN monthly subscription: $19.99, $24.99 in Canada, £7.99 in UK, $13.99 AUD
- DAZN annual subscription: $149.99, $199.99 in Canada
To watch Wood vs. Lara, you can either pay for a monthly DAZN subscription ($19.99) or an annual subscription ($149.99). In Canada, a monthly DAZN subscription costs $24.99, while an annual subscription costs $199.99.
In Australia it costs AUD 13.99 per month. It costs £7.99 for a monthly subscription in the UK
Results Leigh Wood vs. Mauricio Lara
- Leigh Wood (c) vs. Mauricio Lara for the WBA Featherweight Title
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- Gary Cully vs. Wilfredo Flores for the WBA Inter-Continental Lightweight title
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