On October 7, 2023, a 32-year-old Josh Warrington (31-2-1, 8 KOs) got a shot at the featherweight WBA title held by 35-year-old fellow British boxer Leigh Wood (27-3, 16 KOs).
Warrington came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 23% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 27 days. Wood was on a 1-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 10 days.
Leigh Wood stopped Josh Warrington via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. Wood improves his record to 28-3 (17 KOs), while Warrington adds a loss to his record at 31-3-1.
On December 10, 2022, the 32-year-old IBF featherweight world champion, Josh Warrington (31-1-1, 8 KOs), faced a 29-year-old Mexican boxer Luis Alberto Lopez (26-2, 15 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Warrington came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 24% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 14 days. Lopez was on a 9-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.
Luis Alberto Lopez defeated Josh Warrington via majority decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Lopez improves his record to 27-2, while Warrington adds a loss to his record at 31-2-1.
On February 13, 2021, a 30-year-old Josh Warrington (30-0, 7 KOs) and a 22-year-old Mexican boxer Mauricio Lara (22-2, 15 KOs) met in the ring.
Warrington came in to the fight on a 30-fight win streak with a 23% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 4 months, and 1 day. Lara was on a 11-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 9 days.
Mauricio Lara stopped Josh Warrington via TKO in the 9th round. Lara improves his record to 23-2 (16 KOs), while Warrington adds a loss to his record at 30-1.