Tom Aspinall's teammate claims Alex Pereira previously declined fight offer

Phil De Fries, a training partner of Tom Aspinall, stated that Alex Pereira turned down an opportunity to fight Tom Aspinall. De Fries expressed his opinion that Aspinall is better than Ciryl Gane and would be a stylistically different challenge for Pereira. He suggested this would have been an excellent fight for Aspinall's career. The claim raises questions about potential heavyweight matchups, though no further details about when the alleged offer was made or under what circumstances were provided in the post.