{"id":215240,"date":"2023-10-07T23:27:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T23:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=215240"},"modified":"2023-10-07T23:27:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T23:27:15","slug":"leigh-wood-stops-josh-warrington-with-outrageous-ko-out-of-nowhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/leigh-wood-stops-josh-warrington-with-outrageous-ko-out-of-nowhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Leigh Wood stops Josh Warrington with outrageous KO out of nowhere"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n<\/p>\n
Wood, 35, stopped Warrington in his tracks with a clean left hook, before adding two right hooks and one more left to drop the 32-year-old badly.<\/p>\n
Although Warrington somehow hauled himself off the canvas, he was still on shaky legs, and the referee waved off the contest. <\/p>\n
With the result, Wood made a successful first defence of his second reign as WBA champion, having lost then regained the belt in back-to-back duels with Mauricio Lara earlier this year.<\/p>\n
His focus now turns to a dream fight at the City Ground, home to his beloved Nottingham Forest football club. <\/p>\n
While Warrington, having now suffered back-to-back defeats, seemed to hint at a possible retirement, he also welcomed a rematch with Wood at the City Ground.<\/p>\n
Wood has form for this kind of knockout, having beaten Michael Conlan with a devastating finish in Round 12 of their title fight last year, when the Irishman was ahead on the scorecards.<\/p>\n