Leigh Wood (boxer)
| Leigh Wood | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Leigh Wood |
| Nickname(s) | Leigh-Thal |
| Rated at | Super Bantamweight |
| Nationality |
 British |
| Born | 1 August 1988 |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 18 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Wins by KO | 9 |
| Losses | 1 |
Leigh Wood (born 1 August 1988) is British professional boxer who currently resides in Nottingham, England. He currently fights in the Featherweight division.[1] Leigh has lived in the Nottinghamshire borough of Gedling for all his life and regularly travels to Ingles Gym in Sheffield to train.[2]
Wood fought Gavin McDonnell for the British Super Bantamweight title on 22 February 2014 but loss after the fight was stopped in the 6th round due to Wood being stunned and unable to defend himself. Wood put on an impressive performance and was in control of the fight after winning the first 5 rounds, but prior to the fight Wood had to lose weight for himself to make the weight for the fight and after a few rounds Wood was becoming tired. After the loss to McDonnell, Wood had a comeback fight against Martin Mubiru and put in good performance and earned a 3rd round TKO.
Professional boxing record
| 12 Wins (5 knockouts), 1 Defeats, 0 Draws | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 12-1 |  Martin Mubiru |
TKO | 3 | 2014-05-16 | Rushcliffe Arena Nottingham, England |
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| Loss | 11-1 | Gavin McDonnell |
TKO | 6 | 2014-02-22 | Ice Arena Hull, England |
Vacant British super-bantamweight title |
| Win | 11-0 |  Simas Volosinas |
PTS | 4 | 2013-12-13 | Ice Sheffield, Sheffield, England |
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| Win | 10-0 |  Genilson de Jesus Santos |
RTD | 3 | 2013-11-01 | Clifton Leisure Centre Nottingham, England |
Vacant International Masters super-bantamweight title |
| Win | 9-0 | Ian Bailey |
TKO | 2 | 2013-06-22 | Clifton Leisure Centre Nottingham, England |
Vacant British Masters featherweight title |
| Win | 8-0 | Sid Razak |
PTS | 6 | 2013-04-13 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield, Yorkshire |
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| Win | 7-0 | Kristian Laight |
PTS | 4 | 2013-02-02 | The Arena, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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| Win | 6-0 |  Tibor Meszaros |
TKO | 1 | 2012-12-08 | KC Sports Arena, Hull, Yorkshire |
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| Win | 5-0 | Dai Davies |
PTS | 4 | 2012-11-17 | Capital FM Arena, Nottingham, England |
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| Win | 4-0 | Chuck Jones |
RTD | 1 | 2012-09-28 | Magna Centre, Rotherham, Yorkshire |
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| Win | 3-0 |  Pavels Senkovs |
PTS | 4 | 2012-02-18 | Magna Centre, Rotherham, Yorkshire |
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| Win | 2-0 | Ryan McNicol |
PTS | 4 | 2011-11-12 | Trafford Park, Manchester, England |
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| Win | 1-0 | Chuck Jones |
PTS | 6 | 2011-10-28 | Clifton Leisure Centre, Nottingham |
Professional Debut |
References
- ↑ ">"Box Rec". Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ↑ ">"Nottingham Panthers". Retrieved 2014-01-15.