WEIGHT-LIFTER
Daily Star|October 09, 2023
Wood ready to go up in the world for next fight
CHRIS McKENNA
WEIGHT-LIFTER

LEIGH WOOD is weighing up his options as he ponders giving Josh Warrington a rematch but admits it won't be at featherweight.

The Nottingham hero insists he is finished at the weight having struggled to make the 9st limit for too long.

But he's ready for a potential swansong next summer at the City Ground the home of his beloved Forest - at super-featherweight.

Wood, 35, has options after a stunning seventh-round stoppage of two-time champion world Warrington to retain the WBA title.

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