Wood Decisions Lara to Re-Claim Featherweight Title
Leigh Wood reclaimed the WBA Featherweight World Title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Mauricio Lara at the AO Arena in Manchester, England.
Lara, who was the champion, lot the belt on the scales in Friday as 3.8 lbs of over the featherweight limit. This was a rematch of a fight that took place on February 18th when Lara knocked out Wood in the seventh round.
In round two, Wood put Lara on the canvas with a right uppercut. Wood suffered a cut over his left eye in round four.
Wood landed 150 of 429 punches; Lara was 76 of 314.
Wood, 125.9 lbs of Nottingham, ENG won by scores of 118-109 twice and 116-111 and is now 27-3. Lara, 129.8 lbs of Mexico City is 26-3-1.
Former world title challenger Jack Catterall won a 10-round unanimous decision over Darragh Foley in a junior welterweight contest.
In round seven, Catterall dropped Foley with a hard right hook. Early in round nine, it was another right that put Foley on the deck.
Catterall landed 170 of 374 punches; Foley was 81 of 414.
Catterall, 139.9 lbs of Chorley, IRE won by scores of 99-88, 98-89 and 97-90 and is now 27-1. Foley, 22-4-1 of Bondi, AUT is 22-5-1.
Terri Harper defended her WBA Super Welterweight World Title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Ivana Habazin.
Harper landed 75 of 209 punches; Habazin was 70 of 363.
Harper, 150.3 lbs of Denaby Main, ENG won by scores of 98-92 and 97-93 twice and is now 14-1-1. Habazin, 152.4 lbs of Zlatar, CRO is 21-5.
Aqib Fiaz barely remained undefeated with a eight-round decision over Costin Ion in a super featherweight bout.
In round six, Ion dropped Fiaz with a hard left hand.
Fiaz landed 92 of 260 punches; Ion was was 86 of 313.
Fiaz, 132.1 lbs of Oldham, ENG won by a 76-75 score and is now 12-0. Ion, Marvella, SPA is 10-4-2.
Dany Ball stopped Jami Robinson at the end of round eight of their scheduled 10-round welterweight bout.
In round two, Ball dropped Robinson with a short right on the inside. Ball jumped on Robinson and hit him with a barrage of punches that caused a bloody nose.
The bout was stopped in Robinson’s corner following the eighth round.
Ball, 146.1 lbs of Kingswinford, ENG is now 13-1-1 with six knockouts. Robinson, 146.8 lbs of Bolsaver, ENG is 15-6-2.
William Crolla made a successful pro debut with a four-round decision over Joe Hardy in a super welterweight bout.
In round three, Hardy landed a right hand that put Crolla on the canvas. In round four, Hardy’s nose was bloodied.
Crolla, 156.6 lbs of Manchester, ENG is the brother of former lightweight champion Anthony Crolla and is now 1-0. Hardy, 158.3 lbs of Leeds, ENG is 2-10.
Campbell Hatton remained undefeated with a fifth round stoppage over Michal Bulik in a scheduled eight-round super lightweight bout.
In round five, Hatton landed a hard right that was followed by a left that wobbled Bulik across the ring, and the bout was stopped at 38 seconds.
Hatton, 141.3 lbs of Hyde, ENG is 12-0 with five knockouts. Bulik, 138.6 lbs of Oplae, POL is 6-3.
Aaron Bowen took a six-round decision from Aljaz Venko in a middleweight bout.
Bowen, 163.6 lbs of Coventry, ENG won by a 60-55 score and is now 2-0. Venko, 161.1 lbs of Slovenska Bistrica, SLO is 5-4-1.