He has registered two stoppages in his fledgling five-bout career and is hungry to add to that tally on Saturday night against Preston-born Chris Brophy.

Woodhouse, the 28-year-old ex-Sheffield United midfielder, returns to Bramall Lane to headline a dinner show, and he wants to experience the rush that a KO brings.

"My first stoppage against Barnsley's Craig Tombs was a great feeling because I had felt sluggish in my last fight (against Matt Ceawright) and was relieved and on a high when I stopped him," he said.

"I find it hard to think anything, even scoring a goal, can be such a buzz as a knockout because of all the weeks of training and sacrifice that goes into the preparation for that one moment."

Woodhouse would gladly settle for a points victory, if a KO cannot be delivered against Brophy, a taller welterweight.

"It would be good for my confidence to get six rounds in," said Woodhouse, who still plays football for Rushden & Diamonds.

"I know I can do six rounds and I've done them in the gym, but doing in a fight is another matter altogether.

"I have been working hard, slipping shots, rolling off punches and I will be ready for my opponent."

Brophy, 29, is a journeyman with a poor record, losing 21 of his 26 fights.

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