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Leigh Wood has vowed to make his “dream” fight at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground a reality after becoming a two-time featherweight world champion.<\/span><\/p>\n Lifelong Forest fan Wood now wants his title defence to be at the Premier League club’s 30,000-seat home ground.<\/span><\/p>\n “I’ll dig my heels in to get it,” Wood told BBC Radio Nottingham.<\/span><\/p>\n “I’ll be 35 by the next time I box and I want that City Ground fight – it’s my dream.”<\/span><\/p>\n Wood was still in the ring at Manchester’s AO Arena when he made clear when he wants his next fight.<\/span><\/p>\n He followed it up by talking directly with promoter Eddie Hearn in the changing rooms after the bout.<\/span><\/p>\n “I’ve said to Eddie that I’ve had a fairy tale career and I want the City Ground,” Wood said.<\/span><\/p>\n “That’s all that is on my radar to be honest.”<\/span><\/p>\n Hearn and Wood continued their conversation in the post-fight press conference, with the promoter saying “everyone wants to do it”.<\/span><\/p>\n But he added that the fight would likely have to be in September and the turnaround and logistics would “be very difficult” with the 2023-24 football season to be considered.<\/span><\/p>\n “I want to do it, I think there is a few quid in it,” Hearn said.<\/span><\/p>\n “If he didn’t do it in September or October, he could do it early next summer.”<\/span><\/p>\n Wood also reiterated that he knows his time remaining in the sport is limited, and has previously spoken about a unification bout against Mexican Luis Alberto Lopez and a desire to face fellow Englishman Josh Warrington.<\/span><\/p>\n The Nottingham boxer set those fights up as a possibility after beating Lara by unanimous points decision.<\/span><\/p>\nWood felt pressure of Lara rematch<\/h3>\n