In an incredibly thrilling bout, Leigh Wood somehow dug into her soul to retain the WBA featherweight title against Michael Conlan on Saturday night. With winning comes fear and anxiety after the end, proving just how dangerous the sport can be.
Fighting in front of his home country fans at Nottingham Arena, it was the age-appropriate atmosphere created by the Wood folks and the Irishmen who had come to support the amateur hero. decorated by them.
Round one on its own is unforgettable. Wood hit with a big left hand with bad intentions but didn’t deal the damage he expected. He seemed to be taking his shots faster, but Conlan was hiding something, a left hand circling around to strike Wood just above the bell. His favorite house was on his back. Will he be able to recover and regain his abilities for the second half?
Wood remained in shock three minutes later. Conlan’s aggression had its full effect. The Irishman’s left hand couldn’t miss, it was his money shot and Wood didn’t defend himself from it. The article has been hung on the wall.
“This is your fight,” Conlan’s coach Adam Booth shouted at the end of season three. His shot became sharp and precise. This to be his fight; he was in control. Wood is still in recovery mode.
In the fourth game, Wood began to cover Conlan’s magical left hand. It was a small start to finding a foothold in the fight. When supporting his man into the ropes, he starts to let go but Conlan’s skill will take him to the heart of the ring, where he will happily trade with the powerful champion. It is the heart of a fighting Irishman that Conlan has shown throughout but for a man who is dominating, he rarely decides to make his life easy.
Conlan then began to successfully target the body that Wood grimaced several times. His own answers belong to many unique categories. Moments of success give hope to his vocal backing but aren’t enough to turn the tide of the war, or so we think.
The state of the fight for the WBA world title is past the window. The belt becomes irrelevant. Pride and heart took over. Wood is looking for a sink to throw, but Conlan is evasive, choosing to trade it again and again when they lock his horns. In the final innings, Conlan was still leading, but Wood was playing further away. Targets become easier for him to hit.
11order the ring is from Conlan. He’s minutes away from winning the WBA featherweight title, but Wood is getting stronger, defiant, and resilient by the second. The punches that affected him in the first rounds fell on him as he chased the challenger with all he had. He needed a knockdown and with Wood taking something of a shell, he somehow found a strong left hand, with the aid of a slip to bring Conlan down close. last. Wood raised his hand in celebration. Steve Gray took it as a knock-out to Adam Booth’s fury.
Wood closed the gap but still needed to stop Conlan. He came out with everything in the first leg final. A noise left from the champion seems to have gotten Conlan in trouble. Wood stomped his foot down, knocking over the sink and hurling it at the Belfast hero. The pressure on Conlan is increasing. Wood is starting to look like a man who won’t be rejected and doesn’t care that he only has 180 seconds to do the seemingly impossible. The combinations were smooth, although very little energy was left and Conlan went backwards.
With just over 100 seconds left, Wood delivered a stab. That is the beginning of the end. Conlan was backing into the ropes and trying to cover the punches. Then, somehow, the champion found the strength to lower his right arm causing Conlan to collapse and dangerously escape the ring through the ropes into the hands of those trying to capture him. Within seconds, referee Steve Gray had abandoned the match. Leigh Wood remained champion but celebrated and urged others to do the same while providing medical attention to Conlan.
As trainers Ben Davison and Wood hugged, all thoughts turned to the sick boxer. Conlan was taken to the hospital at the time of writing (midnight) and Matchroom CEO Frank Smith reported that he was conscious and stable upon arrival.
“Thank you to all the fans. I hope Michael is okay. I can’t celebrate until he’s okay,” Wood nervously told DAZN afterward.
“He brought in a lot early. He is very tough. I hit him with everything. I’m just thinking about Mick, I can’t get him out of my brain.”
Leigh Wood v Michael Conlan on Saturday March 12, 2022, will become one of the most engaging, dramatic, and utterly compelling fights to be witnessed in the modern era, especially in the Kingdom. Brother.
We were entertained, we were immediately brought to the edge of our seats and these two fighters fought hard and left everything in that ring for a title, for pride, for glory. optical and for our pleasure.
Boxing Social wishes Michael Conlan a speedy recovery.
