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Xu vs. Wood

Leigh Wood defeats Can Xu & full Fight Camp results from Brentwood, UK

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Leigh Wood defeats Can Xu & full Fight Camp results from Brentwood, UK | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)

Leigh Wood defeats Can Xu & full Fight Camp results from Brentwood, UK | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)Leigh Wood defeats Can Xu & full Fight Camp results from Brentwood, UK | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)

Can Xu vs. Leigh Wood Result

Matchroom Fight Camp Week 1 from Brentwood, Essex, England 31/7/21

(by Kristian von Sponneck)

Leigh Wood 125.3 W TKO 12 Can Xu 125.2
(WBA Featherweight Title)

12x 3 Minutes

Fight Notes: In a fight where Wood was the underdog and on short notice, he came out and took the fight to defending champion Xu. Wood seemed to boss the fight though the rounds were hard to judge, depending on if you favour volume or precision.

The general feeling was that Xu was going to take over in the second half of the fight, but this never happened. In the 12th round, Wood knocked Xu down and followed up until the referee stopped the bout. Time of the stoppage was 2:43 of round 12.

Leigh Wood, the new WBA featherweight champion of the world!

Chris Billam-Smith 199.3 W PTS SD 12 Tommy McCarthy 199.25

EBU European Cruiser Title
Commonwealth (British Empire) Cruiser Title
Vacant BBBofC British Cruiser Title

12x 3 Minutes

Fight Notes: In a scrappy, draining and close fight, the bout went the 12 round distance with Billam-Smith winning a split decision win. Judges scores were 115-114 for McCarthy, 115-114 & 116-112 for Billam-Smith.

Rematch?

Campbell Hatton 135.6 W PTS 4 Jakub Laskowski 135.5

(Lightweight)

4x 3 Minutes

Fight Notes: Hatton was in control throughout the 4 rounds, showing improvement with his stamina over the distance. The score from the referee was 40-36 for a Hatton points victory.

Anthony Fowler 155.25 W TKO 8 Rico Mueller 156

WBA International Super Welterweight Title

10x 3 Minutes

Fight Notes: Fowler was in full control throughout the 8 rounds against late substitute Rico Mueller from Germany. The referee finally stopped the bout at 2:12 of the 8th round with what could be deemed a late stoppage.

With the win, Fowler will next fight former world champion and fellow Liverpudlian Liam Smith in Liverpool on October 9th.

Jack Cullen 163.5 W PTS 10 Avni Yildirim 163

IBF International Super Middleweight Title

(164lb Catchweight)

10x 3 Minutes

Fight Notes: In a competitive bout, Cullen showed that there is life after defeat as he outpointed the former world title challenger by scores of 100-90, 98-92, 97-93 and is the new IBF International Super Middleweight Title holder.

Yildirim was on the front foot for most of the fight Cullen effective with the jab with some excellent in-close work in front of an international audience. It was a great win which will give him a good world ranking.

Sandy Ryan 144.5 W PTS 6 Kirstie Bavington 144.25

(Super Lightweight)

6x 2 Minutes

Fight Notes: The bout went the 6 round distance with Ryan winning her professional debut by a score of 60-54. Referee was Mark Bates.

It was a good debut with Ryan in control from start to finish, showing a great variety of punches, catching Bavington with some superb punches along the way. Bavington for her part was game throughout and competitive.

Promoter: Matchroom, TV: DAZN

(Kristian von Sponneck)

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Can Xu vs. Leigh Wood now headlines Fight Camp this Saturday

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Can Xu vs. Leigh Wood now headlines Fight Camp this Saturday | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)

Can Xu vs. Leigh Wood now headlines Fight Camp this Saturday | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)Can Xu vs. Leigh Wood now headlines Fight Camp this Saturday | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)

Can Xu vs. Leigh Wood

Fight Camp, Brentwood, Essex, England 31/7/21

Can Xu and Leigh Wood met face to face at a press conference before their WBA featherweight title bout this Saturday at Matchroom Boxing’s Fight Camp in Brentwood, England.

The Chinese native and his British opponent will be in the main fight of the evening after WBA Continental welterweight champion Conor Benn tested positive for Covid-19 and his fight against Adrian Granados was postponed.

Xu and Wood looked quite motivated at the media briefing and talked about what they expect from this fight.

“I’ll be coming home with my belt,” Can Xu assured regarding the black and gold belt. “This is going to be a great fight.”

For his part, Wood talked about the great opportunity ahead of him and what it means to him.

“It’s a dream to be fighting for a world title. I’m 100% sure I can beat Can Xu,” said the veteran in his speech to the media.

Now he only challenges them to step on the scales this Friday, where they must mark 126 pounds to be cleared for the headline bout. Can Xu has 18 wins, 2 losses and 3 knockouts, while Wood has a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 12 knockouts.

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Can Xu is ready for his WBA title defense against Leigh Wood

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Can Xu is ready for his WBA title defense against Leigh Wood | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)

Can Xu is ready for his WBA title defense against Leigh Wood | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)Can Xu is ready for his WBA title defense against Leigh Wood | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)

Can Xu vs. Leigh Wood

Matchroom Fight Camp, in the city of Brentwood, England 31/7/21

Chinese boxer Can Xu, World Boxing Association (WBA) Featherweight champion, will defend his title next Saturday against British champion Leigh Wood. The bout will be the main event of the evening at the Matchroom Fight Camp, in the city of Brentwood, England.

Better known in the ring as “The Monster”, Xu, with a record of 18-2, 3 KOs, has not fought in an official bout since November 2019, when he defended his title for the second time against American Manny Robles III, whom he defeated in a resounding manner in 12 rounds with unanimous decision on American soil; this fight would be the first defeat in Robles’ career. Xu threw 1,562 punches during the fight, an impressive amount.

It is worth noting that COVID-19 pandemic forced Xu to postpone several important fights, as was the case of the unification fight against Josh Warrington (30-1, 7 KOs). Again, this bout failed to materialize when the English boxer suffered the first loss of his professional career to Mexico’s Mauricio Lara in London in February, losing his chance to challenge for the WBA Featherweight belt.

Also, in April, Xu’s agency found him a replacement in American fighter Emilio Sanchez (18-1, 11 KOs), with the fight scheduled for June 13th in Los Angeles, California; however, broadcast timing issues prevented the bout from taking place, prolonging Xu’s absence from the ring for a few more months.

After repeated unsuccessful attempts to defend his belt, the fight was arranged against Wood (24-2, 14 KOs), who had rebounded from his recent second loss to Jazza Dickens by knocking out the then undefeated Reece Mound last February.

The Chinese fighter had to change his training approach with Sanchez’s high-volume attacking style to adapt to Wood’s finesse and patience. The Jiangxi native has been training intensively in Miami, Florida, with his Cuban trainer Pedro Diaz since March. “The preparation in these months is by far the best I’ve had for my title fights, I feel in an excellent level both physically and mentally. Wood is a great fighter and a difficult opponent to face, he also has the advantage of fighting at home. I will put all my effort to keep my title,” said Can Xu.

For his part, the British fighter is very confident and determined that the world title will stay at home. “Opportunities like this don’t always come along, but I won’t need another one,” Wood said. “I will be World Champion. He (Xu) is a great fighter, if you let him fight his style it will be a very tough fight, I know what I have to do and I will make the necessary adjustments”, concluded the Englishman.

Both fighters are a guarantee of entertainment for the public in a highly competitive division, and their bout, which will be broadcast on DAZN, promises to be fierce and entertaining.

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