LEIGH WOOD admits he’ll “struggle” to better his stoppage of Josh Warrington in their rematch this weekend.
The ex-WBA featherweight champion on Saturday night.
Leigh Wood renews his rivalry with Josh Warrington on Saturday nightCredit: Getty
Wood stopped Warrington in the seventh round of their Sheffield slugfest to retain the WBA featherweight titleCredit: RICHARD PELHAM
Wood got the better of the Leeds warrior in their first meeting in September 2023, .
But he knows he’ll have to go deep into the trenches again to replicate the scintillating Sheffield stoppage of his rival.
Wood said of the rematch on home soil: “Styles make fights.
“Whether I lose two rounds, three rounds, it doesn’t matter because I’ve always got that big punch in my locker.
“I will struggle to do a better job this time, but I would like it to be more convincing and I’d like to do an even quicker job.
“He can say whatever he wants because on fight night I am going to batter him anyway.”
Wood is very much baffled by Warrington’s claim that he was winning every round before he got caught by a “lucky shot”.
He continued: “He says he won every round, but that’s not [what] happened.
“He contradicts himself. Was he winning every round?
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Nottingham hosts a massive rematch!
LEIGH WOOD and will square off again in a rematch of one of the best fights of 2023.
On that night in Sheffield the two scrappers put on a fight of the year contender.
Warrington had won every round and was ahead on the scorecards before Wood – with a huge cut over his eye – .
There’s no world title on the line this time but two of the most popular and storied British fighters of the century strap up their gloves in what is expected to be a barnburner.
A raucous Nottingham Arena will host and there has been plenty of needle in the build-up.
The show has a packed undercard with Ishmael Davis meeting Bilal Fawaz for the British title and Sandy Ryan – continuing her rebuild after two tough defeats to Mikaela Mayer – fighting for the vacant WBC super-lightweight title.
The ever-popular is also back in the ring after his defeat to Tyson Fury’s next opponent Arslanbek Makmudov, while 19-year-old heavyweight prospect Leo Atang is returning after just three weeks off.
Former UFC star ‘Meatball’ Molly McCann is also looking to make it 3-0 in he pro boxing career.
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“Has he even watched it back? I couldn’t believe the audacity from me when I’ve beaten him.”
Warrington, 35, has vowed not to take his eye off the ball in his bid to level his series with Wood.
Speaking at last November’s pre-fight press conference, he said: “Before the first fight, it was all respectful.
“But since then it’s been nothing but disrespect.
Leigh Wood reckons he’ll be hard pressed to better his stoppage of Josh WarringtonCredit: Getty
“I wouldn’t say we were mates but we were alright. But now that’s all changed.
“I boxed his ears off for seven rounds, he caught me with a punch from the gods and then [he] goes around telling everyone that was his game plan – b******s.
“I won’t take my eye off the ball this time, I won’t let him off the hook again.
“This time I will finish the job, this time I won’t give him a lucky shot.”
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