 Woods won the vacant IBF light-heavyweight title after defeating Rico Hoye in March 2005. |
Clinton Woods has said he is ready for his world title eliminator on Saturday. Woods fights Elvir Muriqi in his first bout since losing his IBF light-heavyweight crown to Antonio Tarver in April last year. Woods told BBC Radio Jersey: "I've trained harder for this fight for the simple reason most boxing people thought I'd had my time after my fight with Tarver. "I'm hungry, I feel good and I've got my buzz back." Muriqi will be a tough match after the Kosovar American's defeat in  | If I fight like I did when I won the world title, Muriqi's in for a painful night |
a close points decision to Tarver, and for many he will go into the bout favourite. "I've come straight back into a top ten fighter," added Woods. "He's hungry and on the betting a lot of people are going to go for him. "But we'll see on the night; if I fight like I did when I won the world title, Muriqi's in for a painful night."
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