Leigh Wood and Mauricio Lara will finally meet in the ring after their orignal fight was postponed last September due to Wood picking up a bicep injury.
This will be the first time Wood walks out as the outright WBA featherweight champion and his first defence of his 'super' title could not be any tougher.
Lara is a Mexican who burst onto the world stage following his stoppage win over Josh Warrington in 2021 and now he will be looking to produce another hard-hitting performance on British shores.
Both men are not afraid to go toe-to-toe and posses immense punching power, so this fight has all the ingredients to be a early Fight of the Year contender.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Wood vs. Lara.
Wood vs. Lara fight date, start time
- Date: Saturday, February 18
- Time: 7 p.m. GMT / 2 p.m. ET
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 10:49 p.m. GMT / 5:49 p.m. ET
The event is set to get underway at 7 p.m. GMT / 2 p.m. ET with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 10:49 p.m. GMT / 5:49 p.m. ET. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
Can I watch Wood vs. Lara on DAZN?
The card will stream live on DAZN in over 200 countries across the globe (except Australia and New Zealand). You can sign up for a subscription here.
However if you are in Argentina, Chile and Colombia you must download the DAZN app from the Apple App Store or Android Google Play store and then sign up from there, rather than via web browser.
What devices are supported on DAZN?
DAZN is available on web browsers at DAZN.com (except Argentina, Chile and Colombia) and also has apps available for all of the following TV and streaming devices:
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Where is the Wood vs. Lara fight?
The fight will take place at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England.
Leigh Wood record and bio
- Nationality: British
- Date of birth: August 1, 1988
- Height: 5' 7"
- Reach: 67"
- Total fights: 28
- Record: 26-2 (16 KOs)
Mauricio Lara record and bio
- Nationality: Mexican
- Date of birth: February 23, 1998
- Height: 5' 7"
- Reach: N/A
- Total fights: 28
- Record: 25-2-1 (18 KOs)
Wood vs. Lara fight card
- Leigh Wood vs. Mauricio Lara; For Wood's WBA world featherweight title
- Dalton Smith vs. Billy Allington; For Smith's British super lightweight title
- Cheavon Clarke vs. Dec Spelman; Cruiserweight
- Gary Cully vs. Wilfredo Flores; Lightweight
- Gamal Yafai vs. Diego Alberto Ruiz; Super bantamweight
- Aaron Bowen vs. TBA; Middleweight
- Junaid Boston vs. Joel Julio; Light middleweight
- Kieron Conway vs. Jorge Silva; Super middleweight
- Nico Leivars vs. Alberto Motos; Super bantamweight
- Sam Maxwell vs. Shaun Cooper; Super lightweight