LOS ANGELES – The scar is evident above Tyson Fury’s right eye. For Deontay Wilder, it’s a target. For Fury, it’s a risk.
Fury, who needed 42 stitches for a cut suffered in a bloody decision over Otto Wallin on Sept. 14, said the possibility of rupturing the scar tissue is a risk not worth taking in training for his Feb. 22nd rematch against Wilder at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand.
“If I’m going to get cut, it’s going to be in the fight,’’ Fury said when Boxing Junkie asked him about the condition of the four-month-old wound.
Fury has been in camp, training in Las Vegas, for 10 days. He was asked how it felt the first time a punch landed on the scar while sparring.
“I can’t risk it,’’ he said to another question posed by Boxing Junkie.
Wilder is expected to target the scar early in a bout scheduled for 12 rounds.
“If I open up that cut, it’s over,’’ said Wilder, who also said he believed that the Wallin fight would have been stopped because of the cut if not for the prospect of a rich rematch.