Garth Wood was born on 13 June 1978 and is an Australian professional boxer and former professional rugby league footballer.
10 Facts About Garth Wood
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Garth Wood played rugby league for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Balmain Tigers in the NRL.
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Garth Wood debuted for Souths at 17 years of age, but his rugby league career was fledging as he only played nine games for Souths and Balmain between 1997 and 1999, before four gap where he rejoined the Rabbitohs in 2004 and appeared in a further 16 games.
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Garth Wood describes the area he grew up in was a factor in his career path "When I was growing up, it was a tough area: you either played footy or fought".
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In only his eighth professional bout, on 11 January 2010 Garth Wood became the first winner of The Contender Australia by defeating Kariz Kariuki by a split points decision after seven rounds.
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On 8 December 2010 Garth Wood defeated Anthony Mundine by knockout at the Acer Arena.
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Garth Wood was aggressive from round 1, attempting to rough up and lure Mundine into a brawl, in the fifth round it was a left hook to the jaw that dropped Mundine while he was bending his body sideways and considerably low.
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Garth Wood had to drop weight to Middleweight for the fight after the Mundine camp offered $100,000 as a sweetener.
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Garth Wood lost to Mundine in a rematch via a points decision.
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Garth Wood is a co-anchor of Fight Call Out on Fox Sports.