Leigh Wood loses WBA title to Mauricio Lara as coach Ben Davison throws in towel soon after featherweight dropped by brutal still left hook

Leigh Wood was stopped by Mexican knockout artist Mauricio Lara to eliminate his WBA featherweight title.

Battling in his hometown, Wooden was dropped by a brutal still left hook in the seventh round at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham.

He bravely acquired back to his toes to fight on, but his coach Ben Davison right away threw in the towel with his gentleman in no posture to go on – substantially to Wood’s disappointment.

Wooden experienced been battling with a minimize by his remaining eye next an accidental clash of heads in the first round.

But he did not allow the blood trickling down his facial area hassle him as he confirmed grit and coronary heart to power his opponent again.

Going into the next half of the combat, Wood seemed to be in command of the bout, only to be floored by a counter hook to go away him sprawled across the canvas.

It is the second time that Lara has dispatched a British boxer in devastating manner soon after blasting away Josh Warrington in February 2021.

Speaking on talkSPORT’s Battle Night time, Adam Catterall lauded the general performance of Wooden, but praised the punch that gained it.

He reported: “For 7 rounds, Leigh Wooden was pet dog strolling Mauricio Lara around Nottingham.

“And then Mauricio Lara has just landed the shot of a life span on his chin to knock him out.

“When I say knocked him out, the referee was well prepared to toss Leigh Wooden back into the struggle, but Ben Davison threw in the towel mainly because it was definitely obvious Leigh Wood was in no suit state to carry on.

“A shot out of the blue, Leigh Wood was comfy in the struggle, and then that massive, effective left hook landed on his whiskers and Mauricio Lara is the new WBA featherweight champion.

“A heartbreaking night time for Leigh, an unbelievable battle, a good way that he was taking part in via these rounds up right up until that issue, but you have acquired to consider your hat off to Lara simply because that is some end.”

It is Wood’s very first reduction considering the fact that remaining stopped by Jazza Dickens in 2020, and with the boxer having a rematch clause, it remains to be noticed no matter if he invokes it.

“Congratulations to Mauricio Lara, he’s fantastic fighter,” Wood told DAZN. “I created a miscalculation and paid out for it.”

Lara’s former foe Warrington exposed at ringside that his rival spat in direction of him just after his victory as he welcomed a trilogy bout following their rematch finished in a attract.

He reported on DAZN: “He appeared about to me and spat at me. It was just a little bit pantomime.

“He wishes to complete my occupation and I am happy to enable him have the probability.”