By Mark Vester

Former champion and hall of famer, Jeff Fenech, is backing middleweight contender Garth Wood (10-1, 6KOs) to once again defeat three time world champion Anthony Mundine (40-4, 24KOs) in their rematch scheduled for next month in Bisbane. Last December, Wood shocked the entire venue in Sydney when he stopped Mundine in the fifth round. Fenech is training Wood for the rematch and helped prepare him in the first meeting.

"This could happen as early as the first round this time out, if anybody wants to win some money, put some money on the first round," Fenech told AAP. "This Garth Wood is much better than the last Garth Wood.