A sacramental blow. Until he fell out of the ring. This fight will go down in history [WIDEO]

The Irishman started brilliantly. Almost in line with the gong ending the first round, he knocked the rival on the boards with a strong left hook. The defender of the title suffered in the second installment, but was beginning to recover. He also gave the third round, but on Thursday he woke up and was making mid-distance rallies.

Michael Conlan had to contend not only with Leigh Wood, but also with a cut eyebrow. An incredible war broke out. None of the boxers wanted to take a step back. In the end, it seemed Wood needed a knockout to keep his belt. He was losing the eleventh round, but in the last seconds he turned the score from 9:10 to 10: 8 with the left hook on the jaw. It still felt as though Conlan had survived the twelfth clash to dethrone his rival. But it did not survive. The master hit him at the pace with his right hand, and threw the semi-conscious challenger from the ring with more blows, and in these dramatic circumstances he retained the championship title.

Crazy knockout in the Conlan – Wood fight [WIDEO]

– Conlan was on his way off, turned off … Something monstrous. Incredible fight, brutal island boxing classic. Wood has an incredible gift for reaching for deep reserves – Kacper Bartosiak, an expert of TVP Sport commented on this fight on Twitter.

Leigh Wood thus defended his WBA featherweight title. The Briton fought 28 fights, of which he won 26. Saturday’s win was his 16th knockout in his career. For Conlan, this is the first loss on the record. Previously, he won 16 matches.