Aspinall teammate claims Pereira previously declined Tom fight offer

Phil de Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, has stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Aspinall. De Fries believes Aspinall is better than Ciryl Gane and that the matchups present different stylistic challenges for Pereira. He expressed that a fight between Aspinall and Pereira would be excellent for Tom. The post poses the question of which heavyweight presents a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira. Details about when this alleged offer occurred or the circumstances surrounding it were not provided in the statement.