Eddie Hearn recently hinted that the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder isn’t ready to return to action yet. Hearn claims that Aspinall is still not medically cleared to compete after suffering an eye injury in his last bout against Ciryl Gane.
Eddie Hearn says Tom Aspinall is not medically cleared to fight after his Ciryl Gane bout
While Aspinall still isn't cleared to return to action, the head of Matchroom Boxing assured fans that he is “motivated” and eager to return as soon as he is permitted.
“The only thing that we have to look at is when Tom Aspinall will be ready to return,” Hearn said in a recent press scrum captured by Bloody Elbow. “And that’s not from a mindset perspective; that’s from a commission perspective in terms of his injury. And that shows you what he has been through because if the commission won’t let him fight, you know how serious the injuries were… He’s motivated. I can’t give you an exact date you but what I can tell you is he wants to get back in there as soon as he is physically able to do so.”
Aspinall (15-3) put his heavyweight title on the line against Gane last October. The fight ended in a no-contest in the opening round after Aspinall was rendered unable to continue due to a double eye poke by Gane.
Aspinall subsequently had a falling-out with the UFC, claiming Dana White downplayed his eye injury. The Englishman has since undergone multiple eye procedures and assures that he is recovering well.