Leigh Wood scores revenge in outpointing Mauricio Lara in rematch, wins back featherweight title

The Brit was effective with his power shots as he overwhelmed an overweight opponent who came out flat

A disaster of a week for Maurico Lara came to a close on Saturday when he dropped a unanimous decision to Leigh Wood, who walked away from the rematch with the WBA featherweight title. Lara had already lost the title before the fight began, having badly missed weight, but an uninspired performance certainly didn't ease the sting of no longer being world champion.

During a weight check on Wednesday, the British Boxing Board of Control made it clear they would not allow Lara to cut the weight he would need to make the featherweight limit on Friday. Lara came in nearly four pounds heavy as a result and fought 12 rounds like a man who was not close to ideal shape.

Lara won the first meeting between the two, getting outboxed for six rounds before a crushing left hook put Wood down and forced his corner to throw in the towel. It was a very different story on Saturday in Manchester, England.