Wood & Warrington Rematch Scheduled For February

Former world champions Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington will meet successful a highly anticipated rematch connected 21 February astatine Nottingham Arena.

Wood claimed a stunning knockout triumph complete his British featherweight rival successful a classical first title successful 2023 that was mired successful controversy.

Having dominated nan WBA title conflict until nan seventh round, Warrington was floored by a trademark right-left operation from Wood and hit nan count earlier referee Michael Alexander deemed that nan Leeds combatant could not continue.

Wood, 37, from Nottingham was stopped by Anthony Cacace successful his past bout successful May.

Meanwhile, Warrington, 34, bounced backmost from a conclusion to nan Northern Irishman pinch a regular triumph complete Asad Asif Khan successful April aft reversing plans to discontinue from nan sport.