Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood will be fighting once again in a rematch for the WBA featherweight title. Earlier this year, the Mexican Orthodox defeated Wood to win the WBA featherweight title. The fight was a one-sided battle after the first 5 rounds after Lara executed a left hook to win the match via TKO. This Saturday, the two featherweights will fight again at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. Ahead of their match, let us look out who is a better knockout artist. Follow Boxing News Updates with InsideSports.IN
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Who Is a Better Knockout Boxer Between Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood?
Mauricio Lara has competed in 29 fights in his professional career. He has a professional record of 26-2 with 19 knockout wins and 7 by decision. This puts him as one of the best featherweight fighters in the world. Moreover, the WBA champion has fought a brutal match with Josh Warrington and won both of them. The knockout artist has put himself on the front with his significant knockout wins. He has a total of 15 KO wins registered in the first 5 rounds.
The Mexican knockout machine has lost only two matches in his professional career. Surprisingly, in his last 15 matches, he has been a deadly fighter winning all the matches via KO and split decision. There is no doubt that fans consider him one of the best featherweights on the planet with his insane KO wins.
On the other hand, Leigh Wood has a professional record of 26-3 with 16 knockout wins and 10 wins by decision. In his last 4 fights, Leigh Wood has lost one bout and won 3 of them with KO wins. However, he is still yet to overcome his biggest opponent on the card Mauricio Lara. Both fighters are good knockout fighters but Lara has a greater KO accuracy than Wood. This showdown could be concluded once again this Saturday to find out who is a better KO champion between them.
Who do you think is a better KO fighter between Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood? Tell us your thoughts.
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