I don't know the reason why he said he has an injury if he will not disclose it. If he will still fight despite the undisclosed injury, then he cannot make it as an excuse if he lose, or does he prepare it already as an excuse if he loses in the fight? Nowdays, it's hard to trust because sometimes they are using an "injury" as an excuse for the fight to be postpone or worst to be cancelled.
The chance that odds will be changed after this revelation, I don't know if bookies will buy this reason or it can also be a trapped.
But you are right, why bother to tell this one into the public if doesn't like to reveal his real condition, either its or excuse this fight should continue.
Lots of fans are waiting and hoping to see Magsayo to win, even there's a slight excuse from Russell's camp probably it will still benefit Magsayo
if he wins this one.
I check the odds out of curiosity, and it seems like the odds remain the same. In my bookie, Magsayo is still 3.90 and that was even higher than before which I think was 3.80. Well, maybe this news is not verified or bookies does not believe that it will change the chances of Magsayo to win.
That's a good odds for Magsayo, he has a great chance to win via upset, so whatever Rusell are saying, whether good or bad for him, it doesn't matter, what matters is Magsayo is fully healthy and willing to give everything in this championship fight.
Everyone who is a fan of him will take that odds, it's almost a gift.
IMO, Magsayo is underrated, I mean he is good, he has knockout power and yet the bookies are not believing in him. That 3.90 odd shows they don't think he will win by upset, but we believers will take it because as I said, it's a gift.