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Yafai vs Ruiz – Round 1
The fighters trade jabs early, before Ruiz tags on a left hook and Yafai wings a right hook to the body.
More left hooks to the head from Ruiz, but Yafai does a decent job of getting his guard up to block them.
It’s Yafai who’s pressing forward now. He digs a series of hooks into the body of Ruiz, who fires back with a sharp right cross upstairs.
Now Ruiz goes southpaw briefly as the first round nears its conclusion.
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Here we go!
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Up first: Gamal Yafai vs Diego Alberto Ruiz at super-bantamweight.
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“Tonight, Leigh Wood defends against Mauricio Lara in one of those rare fights where there is a guarantee of excitement – not just the expectation.
“It is also a fight that demands both boxers take ridiculous risks to leave the ring as the winner.
“It might last less than a round, but it will still be a classic.”
There’s still time to read Steve Bunce’s preview of this evening’s main event:
Leigh Wood and Mauricio Lara must take ridiculous risks in X-rated clash
Wood defends the WBA featherweight title in one of those rare fights where there is a guarantee of excitement – not just the expectation
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As the main card begins, let’s take a look at a couple of the finishes from the prelims…
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T-minus 10 minutes until the main card begins!
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Two more prelim results in the books!
Aaron Bowen wins his pro debut with a first-round stoppage of Mathieu Gomes at middleweight, after Junaid Boston’s seventh-round TKO of Peter Kramer at light-middleweight.
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In Indy Sport’s end-of-year boxing awards for 2022, Wood’s clash with Conlan secured wins in two categories – fight of the year and KO of the year.
Jack Rathborn on why it was fight of the year: “In a classic featherweight scrap in the cauldron that is the Nottingham Arena, Conlan jumped out to a lead with his speed, dropping the champion in the first round. But Wood, roared on by the home crowd, closed the gap and delivered an absolutely devastating 12th-round knockout. Conlan sunk into the ropes before “Lethal” drove him through them, sparking wild scenes of celebration, including the Nottingham man performing a Jurgen Klinsmann in the ring. The rematch could be among the most anticipated fights of 2023.”
Ollie Cooper on why the finish was KO of the year: “Talk about a comeback! Wood was all but done after a monster left hook caught him on the chin at the end of Round 1 and he was saved by the bell. While the narrative of the comeback in an epic 12-rounder is enough to rave about, the knockout itself is well worthy of this award. When it eventually came in Round 12, the finish was brutal, with a flurry of devastating right hands seeing Conlan stumble then dramatically fall through the ropes and out of the ring.”
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