WBA featherweight champion Leigh Wood to fight Mauricio Lara in Nottingham

Leigh Wood walked out at the City Ground with his WBA featherweight title in March (Isaac Parkin/PA)

WBA featherweight champion Leigh Wood will be back fighting in Nottingham on September 24 when he defends his title against Mauricio Lara but the bout will not take place at the City Ground.

Forest fan Wood (26-2, 16KOs) set his sights on fighting at his home football club after he produced a brutal 12th-round stoppage of Michael Conlan in March.