Anthony Mundine
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ANTHONY Mundine has turned to Allah in preparation for the distinct possibility that his boxing career is finished because of a serious eye infection.
Despite speculation his injury is a publicity stunt, the WBA super-middleweight world champion was told by specialists on Friday night that it could be up to six months before he knows if he will fight again.
A devout Muslim, Mundine has prayed diligently since Sunday, when he was told he may lose his left eye because of an infection suffered after licking a displaced contact lens at a New Zealand restaurant last weekend. When The Sun-Herald visited him on Friday night, the former Dragons five-eighth was deep in prayer.
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"I am prepared for the fact I might never fight again - it's that serious," said Mundine, who is expected to leave the Sydney Eye Hospital tonight. "I have to be, man. My career is the furthest thing from my mind. Of course, I want to fight again. I feel like I'm just getting on top of my game - I can match it with any fighter in the world.
"But it comes down to Allah and what He wants me to do. At the end of the day, it's God's will.
"I just pray every day and ask God to give me a sign about what He wants. If it's to come back, and I have the sight and be in the ring, so be it. If it's not, so be it.
"If He blesses me with 20-20 vision, that's what I've got to live with. It's His will. He's the one who created me in the first place.
"I'm praying to Him to heal me but ultimately it's His decision. All my faith is in Him. I pray all the time, but it has been more intense and more passionate this week."
At the heart of Mundine's problem is a bizarre fungus that formed on his eye during the week. A team of specialists working on the world champion boxer will not know until this week what the bug is and how best to treat it.
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