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<\/p>\nLeigh Wood has revealed he could retire after his next fight, a rematch with Josh Warrington.<\/p>\n
Nottingham’s Wood has had a long professional career that has encompassed a WBA featherweight world title win.<\/p>\n
He has picked up a dramatic knockout victory over Michael Conlan, avenged a defeat to Mauricio Lara and will rematch Warrington on Saturday.<\/p>\n
But he acknowledges he might not box against after this next fight.<\/p>\n
“This could be my last one. It could be. I’m not saying it is but it could be. I think it all depends on the landscape,” Wood told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n
“A few things will determine if I fight again, so we’ll see.”<\/p>\n
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\n Wood is a former WBA featherweight world champion<\/p>\n
Warrington is a well-supported former champion, with a score to settle against Wood.<\/p>\n
“No better opponent for the atmosphere,” he said. “To do it again, why would I not? This is what I got into boxing for, to have nights like this. After this, I don’t know if there’ll be an opponent for that.”<\/p>\n
“It’s an unbelievable feeling. You can’t bottle it,” Wood said of fighting in front of his hometown supporters at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena.<\/p>\n
“I can’t put into words how it makes you feel. It definitely gives me another gear, it’s probably my superpower.”<\/p>\n
Wood stopped Warrington in their first fight and has condemned his rival’s suggestion that he would otherwise have been on course to winning.<\/p>\n
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\n Michael Conlan falls out of the ring after being knocked out by Wood in their title bout<\/p>\n
“He’s very delusional,” Wood said. “I don’t think he knows what was going on.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think he’s actually watched the fight back round by round, because if he did he’d realise he wasn’t winning the fight that convincingly.<\/p>\n
“It’s irrelevant anyway because it didn’t go the distance and I can’t see this one going the distance.”<\/p>\n
Wood added: “A lot’s on the line. Bragging rights\u2026 There’s going to be a little bit of pressure there but you relieve pressure by doing the right things, the right approach to the fight.<\/p>\n
“I know exactly what I need to do and I’m confident of going out there and executing it.”<\/p>\n