Xu Can vs Leigh Wood
On July 31, 2021, Xu Can (18-2, 3 KOs), the featherweight WBA (Regular) champion, defends his title against British challenger, Leigh Wood (24-2, 14 KOs).
Can vs Wood Stats
Xu Can is coming in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 15% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Manny Robles III, 1 year, 8 months, and 8 days ago. Leigh Wood is on a 1-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round TKO win over Reece Mould, 5 months and 18 days ago.
Can vs Wood Prediction & Odds
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Xu Can at 52.4-47.6, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Can has a slightly better chance of winning, but Wood could also certainly pull it off.
Can vs Wood Result
Leigh Wood stopped the champion via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBA (Regular) featherweight champion. Wood improves his record to 25-2 (15 KOs), while Can adds a loss to his record at 18-3.