JOSH WARRINGTON does not expect any surprises from Leigh Wood as the pair prepare to take the ring for a second time in Nottingham tomorrow.

Warrington and Wood will step into the ring again at the Nottingham Arena, more than two years after the latter knocked out the former in dramatic fashion in Sheffield.

The Leeds-born fighter was handed the third of his four career defeats by Wood in October 2023 but is confident he will reverse the result this time around.

Asked if he thinks he will stop Wood this time, Warrington replied: “Absolutely. That’s the only way I see it going, to be honest with you.

“I can’t really see what Leigh is going to do differently to make it go quicker because he tried to punch me in the first fight.

“We boxed him, we outfought him, pushed him back to the ropes, went on the back foot — we did everything we had to do.

“But, obviously, we left ourselves very open. He did catch me with a fantastic shot and then five more clean ones after that, the fight was over and that’s how quickly this sport can be changed.

“We know what to do this time around so I’m very confident this fight will go early.”

Since the pair of former featherweight world champions last got in the ring, they have both been beaten by Anthony Cacace — which raises the importance of tomorrow’s result.

Defeat for either Warrington, 35, or Wood, 37, could spell the end of their respective great careers.

Warrington has 32 wins from 37 bouts to his name with one draw, and Wood has won 28 of his 32 career fights — both losing four fights each.

Nottingham’s Wood has earned 17 of those victories by knockout and thinks the same will happen again in front of his own fans tomorrow, but does not think it will come easy.

He said: “I’m confident and that’s not me thinking it’s going to be easy.

“I don’t think it’s going to be easy. I’m not expecting it to be easy and nor do I want it to be easy.

“I actually feel better when I’m going through it and then I get the victory, as you’ve seen in previous fights.

“We’re both going to have the will to win and I’m not underestimating him, I know what he brings. We’re both two-time world champions and you have to have something about you to get to that level.”