British boxing is throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks this afternoon (Sat., May 27, 2023), and while we can’t quite cover everything, some fan-friendly scheduling means we can at least cover the two biggest fights of the weekend: Luis Alberto Lopez’s IBF Featherweight title defense against Michael Conlan and Mauricio Lara’s rematch with Leigh Wood.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of both main events. Lopez and Conlan are expected to make the walk around 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+ (watch it here), with Lara and Wood squaring off closer to 5 p.m. ET on DAZN.
After scoring a lengthy string of upsets, Lopez became the latest Mexican slugger to flip the script in Britain by gritting out a majority decision over the headbutt-happy Josh Warrington in Dec. 2022. Lara preceded him in these efforts by smashing Warrington in 2021, then claimed his first world title with a come-from-behind wipeout of Wood in Feb. 2023.
He wound up losing that title on the scales, but Wood remains eligible to win it.
Mauricio Lara vs. Leigh Wood
Luis Alberto Lopez vs. Michael Conlan
WBA Featherweight Championship: Mauricio Lara vs. Leigh Wood
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IBF Featherweight championship: Luis Alberto Lopez vs. Michael Conlan
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