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Donald Trump is hoping to score a knockout blow and sew up the GOP nomination with wins in winner-take-all primary states like Florida and Ohio. Trump: I want a 'knockout' in Ohio and Florida

Donald Trump does not foresee a contested convention if he wins Florida and Ohio next Tuesday, declaring his ambition to deliver a knockout punch to his three remaining Republican rivals.

The GOP front-runner indicated in a portion of an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper aired Wednesday afternoon that he anticipates winning both states in the winner-take-all contests and would thus avoid a complicated scenario at the Cleveland convention.

"I see probably getting the delegates. You know, it's like the fighters. That's the ultimate way of doing it," Trump said. "You knock 'em out. If you knock 'em out, nothing can happen."

Cooper then asked Trump if he wanted to go for a knockout.

"I'd rather go for a knockout, yes," Trump said in the interview, set to air in full on "Anderson Cooper 360" later in the evening.

Trump also suggested that he was slightly surprised by his 12-point victory in Michigan on Tuesday night. He won by 11 points in Mississippi, as well.

"Michigan has been great. It's been great for me for a long time. I have so many friends there," Trump said. "And I had no idea it would be that big."