Leigh Wood will step out in front of a home crowd on Saturday night as he defends his WBA featherweight title against Ireland’s Michael Conlan in Nottingham.
The main event marks Wood’s first defence of the belt he won from Can Xu last July, while the unbeaten Conlan (16-0, 8 knockouts) picked up the interim title by outpointing TJ Doheny in August.
Wood (25-2, 15 KOs) enters this bout on a two-fight win streak, having last tasted defeat in 2020, when he lost a majority decision to James Dickens. Both of his recent wins were secured via TKO, though, so the 33-year-old will come into this weekend’s clash high on confidence.
Conlan, 30, will represent a tough test for Wood, though, as the Olympic bronze medalist looks to win the biggest title of his pro career. “I’m going to destroy you, beat you to a pulp in your home city,” Conlan told Wood at the weigh-in, with the Englishman calling his challenger a “skinny rat” in response.
Here’s everything you need to know about Saturday’s card. We may earn commission from some of the links in this article, but we never allow this to influence our content. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.
When is it?
The fights will take place on Saturday 12 March at the Nottingham Arena.
The main card is set to begin at 7pm GMT, with the ring walks for the main event expected to take place at approximately 10pm.
How can I watch it?
The fights will be streamed live on DAZN.
The subscription service is available for £7.99 per month.
Odds
Wood – 7/5
Conlan – 8/15
Draw – 20/1
Full card
Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan (WBA featherweight title)
Caoimhin Agyarko def. Juan Carlos Rubio (WBA International middleweight title)
Terri Harper def. Yamila Belen Abellaneda (vacant WBA Intercontinental women’s lightweight title)
Gary Cully vs Miguel Vazquez (lightweight)
Erica Anabella Farias def. Sandy Ryan (super-lightweight)
Thomas Whittaker-Hart def. Simon Krebs (light-heavyweight)
Thomas Carty def. Michal Boloz (heavyweight)
Nico Leivars def. Jose Hernandez (featherweight)
