Tom Aspinall reveals four-month wait before sparring return

Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images Tom Aspinall isn’t any closer to a return date at the moment. It’s already been confirmed that Aspinall will take on either Ciryl Gane or Alex Pereira in a title unification bout once he’s cleared to compete again. But there’s still plenty of recovery ahead before the heavyweight champion can start getting back into full training, after picking up serious eye injuries in his last outing.

Despite sharing new footage of himself working out, Aspinall remains limited in what he can actually do at this stage of his recovery. Tom Aspinall back in the gym, but still four months away from taking contact Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images Last month, Tom Aspinall had surgery on both eyes to address the lingering issues from eye pokes he suffered in October. The effects were serious enough that his vision remained compromised until recently.

Since then, there have been encouraging signs. In a recent interview with FFTV and Grace Neutral, Aspinall spoke positively about how things are progressing. “I’m starting to train again a little bit now, which is good,” he said.

“I’ve only recently had surgery so it was only like four weeks ago but my vision’s a lot better than it was before I had the surgery. ” Even with the positive update, he was clear that doctors have advised against any contact for several months. “I just can’t get punched for a while,” he said.