Leigh Wood will clash with Mauricio Lara for the WBA featherweight title on 18th February.

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Leigh Wood will clash with Mauricio Lara for the WBA featherweight title on 18th February.

The WBA featherweight title fight have been rearranged between Leigh Wood & Mauricio Lara and the clash is scheduled on 18th February at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena.

In the fight, British boxer Leigh Wood will try to defend his WBA featherweight title against heavy-handed Mexican Mauricio Lara.

Nottingham's Leigh Wood was set to headline the card at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham on September 24, 2022 but the 34-year-old had to postpone the bout after picking up an injury in training.

Wood is now recognised as the World Boxing Association's only champion at featherweight after former 'Super Champion' Leo Santa Cruz relinquished his title on Monday December 12, and the 34-year-old wants to waste no time in adding more world titles to his collection in 2023.