Wood stopped Warrington in the seventh round of their world featherweight title fight, despite Warrington being ahead on the cards
Leigh Wood toasted the "best win" of his career after retaining his WBA featherweight title by battling back from a sustained beating to stop British rival Josh Warrington.
Warrington rose gamely but the Leeds fighter unsteadily returned to his corner and as he did not turn round, referee Michael Alexander waved off the contest at the end of the seventh round to the Leeds fighter's chagrin.READ MORE: Farke unearths new Leeds United option that rattles natural order as surprise POTY option emerges
Less than two years on from stopping Michael Conlan in the last round when trailing on the cards in a high-profile bout, Wood insisted he can never be discounted after racking up a 28th win from 31 fights. A fight at the City Ground, home of his beloved Nottingham Forest, could be next for Wood, who could move up to super-featherweight after admitting boiling down to 126lb was becoming increasingly tough.
Warrington said afterwards: "I just feel a bit hard done by, it was the end of round, get to my feet, look at my dad with a smile on my face, turn round at eight and it's being waved off." "It's going to take a big fight for Leigh Wood at the City Ground," Hearn said. "I want to see the fight back. If Josh would have turned round, they would have 100 per cent let the fight carry on. If the ref did call it off at eight, it was too early because he should have given him the opportunity to turn around.
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