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LEIGH WOOD is not the first fighter to suddenly start to look and sound like a world champion after becoming a world champion.

The transition is certainly smoother when you get the title you have always believed you will win. Wood has been preparing for his glory for a long, long time. It is still hard to keep that mindset when time is slipping away.

In Nottingham last week, on day one of promoting his first defence, Wood took the microphone from Eddie Hearn and led a secret choir of his gathered fans in song. The conference was open to

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