Josh Warrington outpointed by Leigh Wood in Nottingham rematch

Leigh Wood cruised to a unanimous decision over josh warrington in a rematch at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena, leaving the Leeds fighter hinting he may retire after a fifth loss in 38 bouts and prompting Wood to suggest the contest could be his last as well.

How the rematch played out in Nottingham

Wood dictated the tempo across 12 rounds at the sell-out 8, 000-capacity Motorpoint Arena, leaving a frustrated, flat-footed josh warrington struggling to get his shots away; judges awarded Wood the victory on unanimous cards and the bout was described in one account as lacking action.

Rounds, moments and the rivalry's history

Wood, 37, settled into a southpaw rhythm after edging a scrappy first round, while Warrington, 35, landed a sharp right hook and a straight right in the second and drew blood from Wood's nose with a single right after a crisp combination from Wood in the fifth; their first fight in Sheffield in 2023 had ended when a decisive Wood punch in the seventh stopped Warrington. Wood landed almost double the amount of punches as Warrington in the rematch, and both fighters have hinted retirement may be near—Wood improving his record to 29 wins with four defeats.

Scorecards and an apparent discrepancy

One set of scorecards was recorded as 119-109, 119-110 and 117-111 for Wood, while another account gave the cards as 119-109, 119-109 and 117-111; the two different tallies appeared alongside descriptions that Wood comfortably outpointed Warrington over 12 rounds.

Walkout songs, atmosphere and the crowd

The charged atmosphere reflected the deepening rivalry: Warrington walked out to the Leeds United anthem "Marching On Together, " which segued into his trademark Kaiser Chiefs' "I Predict a Riot, " while Wood emerged to Nottingham Forest's "Mull of Kintyre" wearing sunglasses as the home crowd sang "Leigh Wood is one of our own. "

Comments from the fighters and ringside voices

Warrington said he would not "rush" any decision but suggested he may hang up the gloves after a fifth loss in 38 bouts, adding, "I'm a winner. The will to win is always going to be there but when something is missing it's too dangerous of a sport. I'm 35 now, I've got three beautiful kids at home and it's like how much do you keep on giving?" Wood said he might not fight again and added, "What a fight to finish on if that is the last one. It's getting harder and harder to be away from my kids. They sacrifice as much as me. "

Other results, commentary and broader event coverage

Ringside coverage noted other undercard results: Sandy Ryan became a two-weight world champion by beating Karla Ramos Zamora to claim the WBC light-welterweight belt, and Bilal Fawaz upset Ishmael Davis to win the British and Commonwealth light-middleweight belt. Eddie Hearn spoke of a "battle" with Dana White and described Conor Benn's exit as a "dagger in the heart. " Names cited from the event team included Bobbie Jackson, Keifer MacDonald and Kal Sajad, with Kal Sajad providing a ringside report during live text coverage that closed after Sandy Ryan's title win.

Related features and a wider boxing picture

Event coverage also highlighted a documentary on bare-knuckle boxing, noting the number of licensed events grew from 21 bouts in 2015 to more than 1, 000 across 21 countries in 2025. Separately, five-weight world champion Claressa Shields discussed preparing to defend her undisputed heavyweight status against Franchon Crews-Dezurn in Detroit, quipping that she had imitated an English accent in the interview and saying, "If Mikaela and Lauren want to prove their greatness - and I'm willing to give them that chance - then it's 163lb and 165lb. I don't have to prove anything. " Shields questioned why fighters would drop weight to face her, citing that Terence Crawford went up three weight classes to fight Canelo.

Wood had previously stopped Warrington in their first meeting and told broadcasters he thought Warrington was "very delusional, " saying he did not believe Warrington had watched the earlier fight round by round and adding, "It's irrelevant anyway because it didn't go the distance and I can't see this one going the distance. " Wood also called the rematch opponent "no better" for atmosphere and said fighting at home gave him "another gear. "

It is unclear in the provided context whether either fighter will schedule another bout; the coverage closed noting that, for now, both men can "close the book on that feud" while leaving open the question of future fights.