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

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This has now got competition from Sky.

Savannah Marshall defends her belt against Femke Hermans

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This has now got competition from Sky.

Savannah Marshall defends her belt against Femke Hermans

Strange to choose to go head-to head. The Marshall fight is crap though so if that’s the main event it’s pretty clear what I’ll be watching.

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This has now got competition from Sky.

Savannah Marshall defends her belt against Femke Hermans

Strange to choose to go head-to head. The Marshall fight is crap though so if that’s the main event it’s pretty clear what I’ll be watching.

Yh, unless it's a decent undercard.

Or, they might have it available on Sky Showcase

[cocka09]

Mick has brought Anto Cacace into camp for some sparring. That's a scrap I'd love to see!

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Michael Conlan Not Worried About Judges in Leigh Wood Title Clash

Olympian Michael Conlan, who is no stranger to controversial decisions, is not worried about the scorecards in his upcoming fight with WBA "regular" champion Leigh Wood.

Their showdown takes place next Saturday night in Nottingham.

Last weekend, undisputed junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor won a controversial twelve round split decision over Jack Catterall.

The British Boxing Board of Control is currently investigating the scoring of the contest.

“Selfishly, it probably happened at a good time leading into my fight,” Conlan said to The Independent. “It’s probably going to be a bit hard for it to happen now that has happened. I felt devastated for Jack Catterall, but in a selfish way it was better it happened then than for me.”

“I’m not worried about knocking anyone out or anything like that. If it comes, it comes. It quite possibly could come, but at the minute I’m just focused on being the best I can be and if I do that, no judge in the world could rob me of that, so I’m excited.”

The fight with Wood will have a mix of British and international officials.

Conlan was on the receiving end of a controversial decision in the Rio Olympics, where he was knocked off by Vladimir Nikitin in the quarter-finals.

Conlan admits there have been some very questionable scorecards in recent years in the UK.

Based on what recently happened in Taylor-Catterall, Conlan believes the boxing world will be watching the scorecards very closely when he faces Wood.

“If you look at the last few years of judging on these shores, you could say that. Why would any fighter want to come to the UK? Any foreign fighter who does is up against it," Conlan said.

“It’s become very tough to get a decision and that’s unfortunate. Hopefully with the eyes of the world watching with everything that has happened, I don’t have to flip the bird again and go crazy. I don’t think it will.”

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Interestingly, IJL turned in one of his worst scorecards of the past 12 months in the Conlan V Baluta fight. Razor tight for everyone but IJL, who scored it 117-112.

To add with his sh1tshow last Saturday, and his crazy Sunny Edwards and Callum Johnson cards.

Dreadful judge. Let's see if he works again anytime soon.

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Interestingly, IJL turned in one of his worst scorecards of the past 12 months in the Conlan V Baluta fight. Razor tight for everyone but IJL, who scored it 117-112.

To add with his sh1tshow last Saturday, and his crazy Sunny Edwards and Callum Johnson cards.

Dreadful judge. Let's see if he works again anytime soon.

When's the last time he ref'd a match?

He makes me miss Big ol' Tel.

[margaret thatcher]

awful weferee too

[mickey1975]

It must be demoralising to fighters challenging for a title to see Big Terry reffing and IJL sat judging. I'd run off.

[KiwiRider]

Fingers crossed it ends in a legit KO

[margaret thatcher]

really good matchup, looking forward

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Bout time.. Fight Week starts!!

[world ranked]

Fingers crossed it ends in a legit KO

A robbery is more likely.

[KiwiRider]

Fingers crossed it ends in a legit KO

A robbery is more likely.

Yes Woodie is the B side here. So he needs to make it emphatic.
I'm sure he will do his best. At least we know he will come in Boxercise fit.

[liamlion]

This is a really good fight. I love these type of British/Irish domestic matchups.

[brilo33]

not gonna lie iam a mick fan since he was on the seen in olympics i rate him i think he is faviourte for this fight , but i cant help to think wood needs a stopage to get the win here

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Wood vs Conlan fight card

• Leigh Wood vs. Michael Conlan, 12 rounds, featherweight – Wood’s WBA (Regular) featherweight title

• Terri Harper vs. Yamila Belen Abellaneda, 10 rounds, lightweight – vacant WBA Intercontinental lightweight Title

• Caoimhin Agyarko vs. Juan Carlos Rubio, 10 rounds, middleweight – WBA International middleweight title

• Gary Cully vs. Miguel Vazquez, 10 rounds, lightweight

• Sandy Ryan vs. Erica Farias, junior welterweight

• Thomas Whittaker-Hart vs. Simon Krebs, light heavyweight

• Thomas Carty vs. Michal Boloz, heavyweight

• Nico Leivars vs. Jose Hernandez, featherweight

[KiwiRider]

Terri Harper going for a vacant belt.
Who would have guessed that eh?

[Dioufy]

Terri Harper going for a vacant belt.
Who would have guessed that eh?

And Stefy Bull blaming her last fight on making weight the wrong way.

[Dioufy]

Is Leigh Wood really that good? Can Xu was atrocious and I’m sure any top 20 feather could’ve stopped him that night.
Don’t mind Wood winning as I wanna see Lara v Wood if Lara is rated by the WBA.
Then a unification fight with Lara and Warrington as I’m desperate to see a 3rd fight.

Think Conlan boxes his head off as Wood will rely on his power.
Mike 118-110.

[KiwiRider]

Is Leigh Wood really that good? Can Xu was atrocious and I’m sure any top 20 feather could’ve stopped him that night.
Don’t mind Wood winning as I wanna see Lara v Wood if Lara is rated by the WBA.
Then a unification fight with Lara and Warrington as I’m desperate to see a 3rd fight.

Think Conlan boxes his head off as Wood will rely on his power.
Mike 118-110.

Woodie is a live dog in this, and despite the losses, he seems to be improving. Conlan is probably the favourite.
They are each others best opponents, so who knows. The TJ Conlan fought hasn't been the same since his fight with Roman.
I'm hoping that whatever the decision is, it will be a fair one, despite my reservations that Conlan is the A side here.

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[GreenLightning]

It actually amazes me how little interest I have in his career

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It actually amazes me how little interest I have in his career

Conlan?

[GreenLightning]

It actually amazes me how little interest I have in his career

Conlan?

Yea