Michael Conlan vs. Leigh Wood | DAZN - 12 March 2022

[ThereByTheGrace]

Looking forward to this fight. Hope conlan does it but it will be very close

[Oiky]

Good fight Conlan for me

[Dioufy]

Don’t like Leigh Wood. Didn’t like he insistence of being a world champion after the Xu Can fight, who was devastatingly bad - Warrington would’ve got rid early if it wasn’t for Lara. Hope Conlan beats him.

[KiwiRider]

Don’t like Leigh Wood. Didn’t like he insistence of being a world champion after the Xu Can fight, who was devastatingly bad - Warrington would’ve got rid early if it wasn’t for Lara. Hope Conlan beats him.

That's an interesting point
You know, ten years ago that would have bothered me no end as well. I guess I'm just so jaded with all the belts it doesn't erk me anymore. The situation at HW/MW/SLW/LW with sub champions claiming they are champions. The Tank 3 weight world champion crap.
I have to let it go, otherwise the sport starts sucking and pissing me off.
The reason I'm cheering Wood on is that I think he is a grafter- no major skill or natural talent, just a guy with courage who puts in the yards in the gym. And maybe he reminds me a bit of George Groves
We will both see if he belongs where he is, Conlan ain't coming to lose...

[Dioufy]

I think I had to remove him from my Twitter because he was going after everyone who mentioned Lea Santa Cruz.
He’s a good fighter… completely smashed up Xu which no one was expecting. It was a great win but to win a legitimate world title is different from winning an IBO/WBU or spin off from a normal belt.
If Leigh beats Conlan then he deserves to fight Santa Cruz for the real belt or fight for the vacant belt against the next in the rankings.
IMO he’s just a mandatory for the WBA… nothing more.

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Leigh Wood defends his new WBA belt for the first time after producing a 12th-round knockout against Xu Can at Fight Camp, now facing WBA 'interim' featherweight champion Michael Conlan. The event will be live worldwide on DAZN (excluding New Zealand and Australia).

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Leigh Wood vs. Michael Conlan Now Official: March 12 in Nottingham

Leigh Wood will make the first defense of the WBA belt he surprisingly won five months ago on March 12 in his hometown.

Matchroom Boxing and DAZN jointly announced Friday that Wood’s mandatory defense of the WBA world featherweight title against Michael Conlan will take place at Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England. The 33-year-old Wood will defend the WBA’s secondary featherweight title against Northern Ireland’s Conlan, the WBA’s number one contender in the 126-pound division.

Leo Santa Cruz (37-2-1, 19 KOs) remains the WBA’s “super” champion in the featherweight division, despite that he hasn’t competed at the 126-pound limit in nearly three years.

Wood (25-2, 15 KOs) upset China’s Can Xu (18-3, 3 KOs), who was a 4-1 favorite, by 12th-round technical knockout July 31 on the grounds of Matchroom’s headquarters in Brentwood, England. The new champion was ahead on all three scorecards – 107-102, 107-102 and 106-103 – when he dropped and stopped Xu with just 17 seconds to go in the final round.

Wood joined former IBF/WBA/WBC super middleweight champ Carl Froch as boxing’s only world champions from Nottingham. Just two fights earlier, Wood lost a 10-round majority decision to countryman James Dickens (then 28-3) in February 2020 at York Hall in London.

The 30-year-old Conlan (16-0, 8 KOs) produced perhaps his most impressive victory in his most recent appearance.

The 2016 Olympian out-boxed TJ Doheny in that 12-round fight for the WBA interim featherweight title August 6 at Falls Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Conlan’s hometown. Conlan dropped Doheny (22-3, 16 KOs) with a body shot in the fifth round and beat the Irish southpaw by big margins on all three scorecards – 119-108, 116-111 and 116-111.

The WBA since has eliminated all of its interim championships, but Conlan had already secured his title shot.

Conlan previously attempted to campaign in the junior featherweight division. He moved back up to the featherweight limit of 126 pounds, however, after only one bout as a 122-pound contender.

[JamesPhilips]

Are tickets out yet? Any links if so?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Are tickets out yet? Any links if so?

Probably be out Monday.

[JamesPhilips]

Are tickets out yet? Any links if so?

Probably be out Monday.

Thanks. I like this fight

[cocka09]

£250 for return flights from Belfast has be me right off. Hope it doesn't stop too many folk travelling over

[Ruthless-RKO]

£250 for return flights from Belfast has be me right off. Hope it doesn't stop too many folk travelling over

Yeh, then it'll be pro-Wood crowd.. Or would It..

Surely he has an Irish following in the UK.

[maverick23]

£250 for return flights from Belfast has be me right off. Hope it doesn't stop too many folk travelling over

Could you get the ferry? I know it’s a ballache but would surely a good little road trip with some mates.

[cocka09]

£250 for return flights from Belfast has be me right off. Hope it doesn't stop too many folk travelling over

Could you get the ferry? I know it’s a ballache but would surely a good little road trip with some mates.

8 hours on the ferry then 2.5 hours on the train. I'd need 2 weeks rest after it

[maverick23]

£250 for return flights from Belfast has be me right off. Hope it doesn't stop too many folk travelling over

Could you get the ferry? I know it’s a ballache but would surely a good little road trip with some mates.

8 hours on the ferry then 2.5 hours on the train. I'd need 2 weeks rest after it

Bloody hell. I didn’t realise it took that long!

[watsupdoc87]

£250 for return flights from Belfast has be me right off. Hope it doesn't stop too many folk travelling over

Could you get the ferry? I know it’s a ballache but would surely a good little road trip with some mates.

8 hours on the ferry then 2.5 hours on the train. I'd need 2 weeks rest after it

Any cheaper from Dublin? Motorway down to Dublin and plane over?

[JamesPhilips]

£250 for return flights from Belfast has be me right off. Hope it doesn't stop too many folk travelling over

Could you get the ferry? I know it’s a ballache but would surely a good little road trip with some mates.

8 hours on the ferry then 2.5 hours on the train. I'd need 2 weeks rest after it

Trains are so expensive in UK too

[dohboy]

Can always fly to Birmingham and get the train from there

[brilo33]

i think mick has improved every fight ive seen him, he is more than capable of winning this fight , he should be winning this fight also he has big backing woods will have to cleary win this to win, mick will have great surport, i think for this is a fight to gauge how far mick can go , wood has shown to be tough good boxer and will fancy his chances i reckon , mick points for me

[brilo33]

£250 for return flights from Belfast has be me right off. Hope it doesn't stop too many folk travelling over

Could you get the ferry? I know it’s a ballache but would surely a good little road trip with some mates.

8 hours on the ferry then 2.5 hours on the train. I'd need 2 weeks rest after it

big respect if you make it over for it cocka though

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Tickets on sale next week

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[JamesPhilips]

Definitely want wood to win now

[margaret thatcher]

lolol