Exclusive interview with Nottingham's Leigh Wood 



Leigh Wood fights Reece Mould Live on Sky Sports February 13th


Leigh Wood (23-2) who fights out of Gedling , Nottingham is preparing for a must win British Title fight over Reece Mould. This is Leigh's first fight in almost a year after losing a very close fight to James Dickens in the Semi Finals of the  MTK Golden Contract Tournament in February last year.

MTK Golden Contract Tournament



Leigh entered the Golden Contract Tournament in 2019 alongside 7 other fighters with the likes of Ryan Walsh , James Dickens and David Oliver Joyce.

In the Draw for the Tournament the fighters each chose a ball which would determine who would face who. Leigh managed to get the first pick and surprisingly chose David Oliver Joyce who at the time had a record off 11 wins and 0 losses also being one of the favourites for the tournament.

In a thrilling encounter Wood stopped Joyce in the 9th round after putting him down in the 2nd round then again in the 7th to advance to the semi finals.

He then faced off with eventual winner James Dickens in the semi final and lost a close fought fight by MD.


Upcoming fight with Reece Mould 


Leigh fights Reece Mould on February 13th for the vacant British Featherweight title and I asked him some questions leading up to the fight.



Question: - First of all Leigh , how is everything training wise since moving to Ben Davison and do you think he will bring the best out of you?

Leigh :- "Things are great , at first I was really out my comfort zone but everything's now clicked together and I feel its the best move I have made in my career."


Question: - Looking ahead to your next fight against Reece Mould . how do you see the fight going and do you expect it to be of your toughest fights to date?

Leigh: "I'm expecting a hard fight but one I am extremely confident of winning "


Question: -Without over looking Mould , what's next for Leigh Wood if you are victorious on February 13th?

Leigh : -" I'm not too sure , I may push on for a World title , box an eliminator or an international title to get a better ranking. We will see , I'm  not taking my eyes off the Mould Fight"


You can catch Leigh Wood in action next Saturday Live on Sky Sports from 7pm

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