When these two met in October 2023<\/a>, Wood rallied from behind on the cards to win by seventh-round stoppage; a dramatic finish that left Warrington and his camp searching for answers.<\/p>\nToday\u2019s sequel unfolded differently. This time, across 12 rounds at 130 lbs, Wood controlled the tempo, distance, and narrative from the very first bell. Where their first fight hinged on a single moment, this one was decided on method. Judges saw it clearly: 119-109, 119-110, and 117-111; a wide unanimous decision in Wood\u2019s favor. Wood improved his pro record to 29-4 (17 KOs) while Warrington fell to 32-5-1 (8 KOs).<\/p>\n
Wood boxed like a man intent on leaving nothing to chance with a reliable jab, measured combinations, and range control. Warrington, once a two-time IBF featherweight world champion, never quite found his rhythm, his trademark pressure blunted by Wood\u2019s discipline.<\/p>\n
As both men weigh their next step \u2014 whether that\u2019s retirement, reinvention, or another run \u2014 this bout stands as the latest evidence of life cycles in boxing: two veterans, deeply familiar with one another, meeting not just to settle a score, but to define where they now sit in the sport\u2019s pecking order.<\/p>\n
Undercard Results
\nBritish & Commonwealth Super Welterweight Title<\/p>\n
Bilal Fawaz vs. Ishmael Davis
Bilal Fawaz edged Ishmael Davis to capture both the British and Commonwealth super welterweight titles by majority decision. Scorecards read 115-113, 115-114 for Fawaz and 114-114 on the third card. Their scorecards were a lot closer than ours at The Sweet Science, where we had Fawaz comfortably winning. Fawaz\u2019s record now improves to 11-1-1 (3 KOs); Davis drops to 15-4 (6 KOs).<\/p>\n
Fawaz\u2019s victory was a slow-build success. His awkwardness proved to be disruptive to effectively neutralize Davis. Davis pressed, as expected, but couldn\u2019t sustain enough clean offense to retain his titles.<\/p>\n
WBC World Super Lightweight Title<\/p>\n
Sandy Ryan vs. Karla Ramos Zamora\u00a0
In the vacant WBC super lightweight championship, Sandy Ryan emerged with the belt via majority decision.<\/p>\n
Ryan\u2019s record now stands at 9-3-1 (3 KOs); Ramos Zamora\u2019s is 12-10-2 (4 KOs). The judges scored the bout 97-93, 97-93 for Ryan, with one card 95-95. Although we got the feed late, if the commentators were active in their assessment of the three early rounds, the judges may have gotten the wrong winner. It\u2019s evident Sandy Ryan can fight, she has quality technique. However, possessing it and actually implementing it is what makes the difference. Zamora was aggressive and in our opinion, she outworked Ryan throughout the fight. The judges scorecards may be a case of hometown cooking.<\/p>\n
Ryan becomes a two-weight world champion, adding the WBC belt to her previous junior welterweight credentials and reinforcing her status as one of Britain\u2019s most technically versatile female fighters.<\/p>\n
Heavyweight Bout<\/p>\n
Dave Allen vs. Karim Berredjem\u00a0
Heavyweight stalwart Dave Allen returned in emphatic fashion, stopping French journeyman Karim Berredjem inside the first round. Berredjem went down twice and his corner threw in the towel. It should be noted that when Allen hit Berredjem on the back of the head, it seemed to go unnoticed.
Allen\u2019s updated record is 25-8-2 (20 KOs) and confirms his ability to leverage size and experience in early exchanges. Berredjem moves to 12-11 (3 KOs).<\/p>\n
Heavyweight Prospect Showcase<\/p>\n
Leo Atang vs. Dan Garber\u00a0
Nineteen-year-old Leo Atang continued his unbeaten ascent with a first-round stoppage of Dan Garber. Referee Kevin Parker stopped the fight much too early. A fighter deserves an opportunity to fight through a difficult patch, and Atang\u2019s punches weren\u2019t even landing crisply.
Atang\u2019s record improves to 5-0 (5 KOs); Garber falls to 11-7 (2 KOs).<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s Bantamweight Bout<\/p>\n
Tiah-Mai Ayton vs. Catherine Tacone Ramos
Ayton took a points victory over Ramos over eight rounds at bantamweight. Ayton\u2019s record now sits at 5-0 (4 KOs); Ramos stands at 9-4-1 (2 KOs).<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s Super Bantamweight Fight<\/p>\n
Molly McCann vs. Beata Dudek
Former UFC standout Molly McCann scored a dominant unanimous decision (60-55) in her six-round outing at super bantamweight. Her professional record advances to 3-0 (1 KO); Dudek falls to 7-9 (4 KOs).<\/p>\n
McCann showed growing rhythm and technical maturity, rocking Dudek early before settling into a comfortable points victory.<\/p>\n
Welterweight<\/p>\n
Joe Howarth vs. Dan Booth
In a four-round welterweight bout, Joe Howarth emerged with a clean points win. Howarth\u2019s record improves to 15-2 (4 KOs); Booth moves to 6-18 (3 KOs)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wood vs. Warrington II: Fight Results and Recaps Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham \u2014 February 21, 2026 If boxing is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":495906,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,249876,249877,802,249878,249879,249880,23809,249881,249882,247659,249883,249884,247658,249885,21789,249886,85,25288,249887,25290],"class_list":{"0":"post-495905","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-beata-dudek","11":"tag-bilal-fawaz","12":"tag-boxing","13":"tag-cahterine-tacone-ramos","14":"tag-dan-booth","15":"tag-dan-garber","16":"tag-dave-allen","17":"tag-ishmael-davis","18":"tag-joe-howarth","19":"tag-josh-warrington","20":"tag-karim-berredjem","21":"tag-karla-ramos-zamora","22":"tag-leigh-wood","23":"tag-leo-atang","24":"tag-molly-mccann","25":"tag-sandy-ryan","26":"tag-sports","27":"tag-the-sweet-science","28":"tag-tiah-mai-ayton","29":"tag-tss"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=495905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/495906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=495905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=495905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=495905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}