Tyson Fury's rematch against Deontay Wilder could be postponed and rearranged after he sustained deep cuts above his eye on Saturday night.
The 31-year-old suffered a nasty gash above his right eye during his points win over Otto Wallin in Las Vegas.
Fury had been due to step into the ring against with Wilder on February 22 in an eagerly-awaited rematch from their thrilling draw in 2018.
But that fight might now have to be rescheduled given there are only six months for his cut to heal and possible plastic surgery as well.
Advert
Frank Warren admitted on BBC 5 Live: "If it doesn't heal well the fight may have to be pushed back.
"Hopefully that will not be the case. It depends how it heals. If it's OK it won't be a problem.
"It's not just the fight, it's the training and sparring. He has to be 100% right."
Fury battled on after an accidental clash of heads in the third round split his eyebrow wide open.
Advert
And the 31-year-old picked up another gash in the same region which appeared to be from a legal punch from the Swede.
He went on to win by unanimous points decision in an ugly victory in more ways than one.
The Gypsy King said in his post-match interview that Wilder was next up on February 22 for their WBC heavyweight title rematch.
Fury and Wilder fought to a controversial and dramatic draw at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in December 2018.
Advert
They had a rematch provisionally booked in for next February, but that looks to be in jeopardy now.
Speaking on the 'BBC 5 Live Boxing' podcast, Steve Bunce said: "If the cuts require some plastic surgery that's a good couple of months of doing absolutely nothing.
"February 22 requires that you're in training camp in early December and we're already in the middle of September.
"It's quite thin lines plus a fight like this will take a big man like Tyson Fury an awful long time to let his body recover.
Advert
"He's not going to be dancing any fun Mexican jigs tonight and when he wakes up in the morning he's going to be as stiff as a board. Lord knows how many stitches they would've inserted in his eye."
Bunce added: "Those were deep, horrible, nasty wounds.
"There was a point in round nine or 10 when the blood was pumping out. It wasn't dripping down his face, it was forcing out.
Advert
"The corner man had a heck of a job to stop that cut. That wasn't a little nick that you can stop after a round.
"That cut was a relentless job for the corner to control and contain. It was getting to Tyson and annoying him and affected his vision."
Featured Image Credit:Topics: Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder