Leigh Wood vs. Josh Warrington Betting Analysis and Prediction

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06 October 2023

Leigh Wood vs. Josh Warrington Betting Analysis and Prediction

Arguably, the biggest of the upcoming boxing fights this week is this featherweight title bout between Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington in front of a rowdy UK crowd in Sheffield. Wood will look to keep up his winning ways and defend his belt for the first time in his second reign as champ, and Warrington is back in a title fight coming off a tough loss.

Wood vs.WarringtonPicks

The official Wood vs Warrington prediction is that it will be a 12-round war with multiple knockdowns.

Read more for the official Wood vs Warrington prediction ahead of making your picks on this weekend’s betting slate.

Leigh Wood vs. Josh Warrington Information

Leigh Wood vs Josh Warrington

Location of the game: Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Date and Time: Saturday, October 07. 5:00 PM ET.

How to Watch: DAZN

Last Fight Results

Wood is coming off a big win in the rematch with Mauricio Lara in May to recapture the WBA belt.
Harrington is looking to bounce back from losing his IBF title to Luis Alberto Lopez last December.

Leigh Wood vs. Josh Warrington Betting Analysis

Leigh Wood

Wood is an English boxer with a professional record of 27-3, with 16 wins coming by KO. At the age of 35, Wood is a two-time world featherweight champion and has won basically every regional belt in the UK–something that’s a much bigger deal over there than it is in the United States.

Wood is listed at 5’7″ with a 67″ reach while fighting out of the orthodox stance. He started his professional career in 2011, making him one of the most experienced of the top featherweights in the world.

Josh Warrington

Warrington is an English professional boxer with a record of 31-2, with only eight wins coming by KO. The 32-year-old orthodox fighter is also a two-time world featherweight champ, winning the IBF belt twice between 2018 and 2022. He made history in 2018 when he became the first male boxer from Leeds, West Yorkshire, to become a world champion.

“The Leeds Warrior” is listed at the same exact size as his opponent this weekend; 5’7″ with a 67″ reach. He has a great documentary about his journey to a world title in his hometown called “Fighting for a City,” and you should watch that if you are interested in learning more about him.

Updates

There are no injuries reported to DAZN.

Wood vs. Warrington Betting Preview

Before we can make the best Wood vs Warrington prediction possible, there’s a lot to do. First, let’s start by looking over the boxing odds and then we can break down the tape on both of these guys to get a better idea of how their styles will clash in the ring on Saturday night.

According to the betting lines, Wood is coming in as the -210 betting favorite over the +162 Warrington. This fight is favored to go to a decision at -215, with the over/under set at 10.5 rounds.

After watching the tape on both of these guys, this has the makings to be an absolute 12-round war. Wood is a master at pop-shotting and controlling the distance, but how Harrington can close distance quickly and get off his shots will be very tough for Wood to handle.

Harrington has the ability to bring the dog out within himself, which will probably force Wood to bite down on his mouthpiece and go to war with him. A key aspect of this fight is the crowd. The venue is right at around the halfway point between both of the fighters’ hometowns, and the crowd is going to be very rowdy and probably split 50/50.

The power advantage goes to Wood due to his knockout rate compared to Harrington, but with the adrenaline going and the perfect shot, it can hurt Wood very badly.

Leigh Wood vs. Josh Warrington Betting Prediction

This is the kind of fight that makes boxing picks so fun to make. You should look at this fight as closer to Even odds than anything and expect it to be probably the most fun bout to watch all weekend.