Previewing Matchroom Fight Camp Season 2 Week 2
The second season of Matchroom Boxing’s Fight Camp series kicked off in a big way on July 31 st at Matchroom Headquarters in Brentwood, England. As this observer stated in his post-coverage of week 1 , the sales hook for this series is relatively simple “No Easy Fights.” Although not originally intended, the first two weeks of this season will be headlined by bouts that could have a potential impact on the near future of the 126lb. Featherweight division. As most know, in week 1, British Featherweight champion Leigh Wood significantly stepped up in caliber of opposition and due to circumstances of COVID-19 saw himself in the main event against WBA mandatory challenger Xu Can. Wood turned in the best performance of his career in out Boxing Can over twelve rounds before dropping him in dramatic fashion in the final round, which led to a stoppage with seconds remaining in the fight. This indirectly sets the stage for the main event of week 2 of Matchroom Fight Cam...