Josh Warrington vs Leigh Wood start time and how to watch
Josh Warrington takes on Leigh Wood in their rematch in Nottingham tonight with the Leeds man looking to avenge his defeat in the rivals’ first meeting three years ago
Leigh Wood will attempt to repeat his stoppage victory over Josh Warrington tonight when they clash in their eagerly-anticipated rematch.
Warrington was winning the rivals’ first fight three years ago before he was caught and dropped by Nottingham’s Wood who retained his featherweight world title. Neither man holds a crown tonight with only bragging rights on the line in what is a true crossroads fight for both men. Both fighters have moved up a weight division and victory could propel one of them closer to another world title shot while retirement may beckon for the other.
On the undercard, Ishmael Davis and Bilal Fawaz clash for the British super-welterweight title while there is a return to the ring for popular heavyweight Dave Allen. Here is everything you need to know about tonight’s fights in Nottingham…
What time will Josh Warrington vs Leigh Wood start tonight?
Josh Warrington and Leigh Wood are expected to walk to the ring at around 10.30pm in Nottingham tonight, with the first bell sounding shortly afterwards. The opening fights of the night will kick off at around 5.30pm but all start times are subject to change depending on how long the preceding bouts take to complete.
How to watch and stream Josh Warrington vs Leigh Wood
The main event between Josh Warrington and Leigh Wood – and the rest of the main card – will be shown on DAZN with fans requiring a subscription to watch the fight. The prelim fights will be shown on the Matchroom Boxing YouTube channel. Fans can sign up for DAZN by clicking the link below.
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Full fight card, undercard and running order
- Leigh Wood vs Josh Warrington
- Ishmael Davis vs Bilal Fawaz
- Sandy Ryan vs Karla Ramos Zamora
- Tiah Mai Ayton vs Catherine Tacone Ramos
- Molly McCann vs Beata Dudek
- Leo Atang vs Dan Garber
- David Allen vs Karim Berredjem
Quotes corner
Josh Warrington: “The only way I see it going is by stoppage. I can’t really see what Leigh is going to come in and do differently to make it go quicker. I’ve boxed him, I’ve fought him, boxed him on the ropes, and did everything I needed to do until I, obviously, left myself very open. He did catch me with a fantastic shot and then the fight was over. That’s how quickly this sport can be changed. But we know that we have to do more this time around and so I am very, very confident that the fight will go early.”
Leigh Wood: “We’re both two-time World Champions, so you have to have something about you to get to that level. But I just feel that on Saturday night that my something is going to shine so f****** bright. The things I’ve been working on and what I have been doing in the gym, which up against a fight night are completely different things, but normally in every camp perhaps my spars haven’t been great – in fact, for the Mick Conlon fight, I had one spar so bad and went and hid in the weights room at the gym to have a cry before Ben [Davison] came and found me. So I have sparred quite badly before because I’ve probably tried too hard. But in this camp, the penny has dropped with what I need to do and in my approach to it, so I have been on fire.”
