Leigh Wood (born August 1, 1988) is a professional boxer from the United Kingdom who has held the WBA (Regular) featherweight belt since 2021.
He won a vacant BBBOC British Featherweight belt defeating Reece Mould, beating him via technical knockout in the 9th round in February 2021.
In 2019, he won the Commonwealth featherweight title, and in 2021, he won the British featherweight title.
Wood is the world’s fourth-best active featherweight according to BoxRec, sixth by The Ring magazine, and seventh by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board as of October 2021.
Leigh Wood presently has a record of 25 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.
He has stopped 15 of his opponents in those 25 victories, giving him a 60 percent knockout ratio.
He’s only been stopped once in his two losses. He’s fought in 132 rounds, averaging 4.9 rounds per fight in his professional career.
Leigh Wood’s family: Who are his parents and siblings?
Leigh is the son of A. Harold Wood and Olive K. Wood. Details regarding his siblings are currently unavailable.
