Josh Warrington: “People are going to be saying, ‘Warrington’s back to his best”
Betfred has been speaking to two-time World Featherweight Champion Josh Warrington ahead of his WBA World featherweight title fight with Leigh Wood on October 7th. Josh discussed the reasons why he may be considered the veteran out of him and his upcoming opponent despite being younger in age and also revealed his ambitions to fight in the USA.Josh Warrington on the reasons why he may be considered the veteran out of him and Leigh Wood, despite being younger in age.
“I feel great. I feel mentally at my peak. Physically, I know that I now need to have one or two more days off than I used to have, because I understand the importance of rest now. I used to be able to train twenty times a week, but my dad said that I need to slow down. That’s one of the things that you learn from experience.
“My boxing brain has developed a lot over the years and perhaps I’ve been considered the older fighter out of the two of us because I’ve been in the big fights for such a long time, headlining shows for the past ten years and being on the world stage for knocking on six years.
“Look at my last fight, I lost by a majority decision but I thought I had done enough. If that went my way I would have been walking away as champion.
“I will be firing on all cylinders October 7th and when I get the win people are going to be saying, ‘Warrington’s back to his best’. It’s the nature of our boxing fans I guess.”
Josh Warrington on whether his next fight will ideally take place in America, if he’s to defeat Leigh Wood on October 7th.
“Yes, it would be. If I get to the end of my career and I’ve not achieved that, then I would be a little disappointed. I genuinely have supporters who have credit cards ready to go and they have for a long time. If I get through this fight, then that’s what I will be pursuing.”
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