Last update on. From the section BoxingLeigh Wood won the British featherweight title by defeating Reece Mould on February 28thBritain's Leigh Wood won the WBA World Featweight Title with a shocking 12th round stoppage of China’s Xu Can.Wood, 32, was only called into the fight after six weeks notice, but he dominated his opponent to win the biggest victory of the career.Xu, a Nottingham-born fighter, was finally knocked to the ground with a right hook to his chin in round 5.Xu regrouped, but Wood responded with a flurry shots that saw the referee stop the fight just moments later.This fight was the headliner of Matchroom Boxing’s Fight Camp series in Brentwood (Essex).Conor Benn was scheduled to defend the WBA continental title against Adrian Granados. However, the fight was postponed this week after Benn was positive for Covid-19.Undercard: Chris Billam Smith added the British title and European cruiserweight titles to his Commonwealth belt by defeating Tommy McCarthy in a split decision.Rico Mueller was defeated by Anthony Fowler in the eighth round. This set up a meeting between Liam Smith and fellow Merseysider Liam Smith, who will be meeting in Liverpool on October 9.Campbell Hatton became a professional boxer by winning points against Jakub Laskowski of Poland. Jack Cullen was awarded the IBF international super-middleweight title. A unanimous decision win over Avni Yoldirim made it 3-0.Saturday's card was the first in a series of four live broadcasts on BBC Radio 5 Live and Sports Extra. The next two weekends will see Kid Galahad v Jazza and Joshua Buatsi v Ricards Bolotniks, respectively, and Josh Warrington's rematch against Mauricio Lara on September 4.
