Wood, Lara agree on one thing: Somebody's getting KO'd by 7th
WBA featherweight title on the line in potential slugfest
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Leigh Wood expects a dramatic shootout ending in a knockout when he defends the WBA featherweight title against dangerous puncher Mauricio Lara on Saturday (DAZN, 2 p.m. ET) at the Motorpoint Arena in Wood’s hometown of Nottingham, England.
“He doesn’t have to come looking for me,” Wood said. “I’m going to be right in front of him. I’ll meet him in the middle of the ring. When he walks into the ring he’s going to be met with a very hostile crowd. No one is going to walk into Nottingham and walk through me. It’s not going to happen. I can’t see it reaching the halfway point, and I will win by knockout.”