Satoshi Shimizu returns to training following surgery
Just over a month ago WBO Asia Pacific Super Featherweight champion Joe Noynay (18-2-1, 7) scored the biggest win of his career, stopping 2012 Olympic bronze medal winner Satoshi Shimizu (8-1, 8) [清水 聡]. Following the fight Shimizu under-went some pretty notable surgery following fractures in both orbital bones.
Today, a little over a month since that loss, Shimizu returned to full scale training at the Ohashi Gym in Yokohama, though obviously isn't back to sparring yet.
Speaking to the Japanese press Shimizu revealed he was getting better day by day and that his return to the ring is dependent on his recover, though it does appear that he's looking for a ring return sooner rather than later.
Although was explicitly mentioned it would seem like he is hoping to be recovered by October to potentially prepare for a return bout on the WBSS Bantamweight final card in November, headlined by promotional stablemate Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16) [井上 尚弥]. If that's not possible the second likely date for his return would be late December as part of the next big Fuji TV year ending show.
Today, a little over a month since that loss, Shimizu returned to full scale training at the Ohashi Gym in Yokohama, though obviously isn't back to sparring yet.
Speaking to the Japanese press Shimizu revealed he was getting better day by day and that his return to the ring is dependent on his recover, though it does appear that he's looking for a ring return sooner rather than later.
Although was explicitly mentioned it would seem like he is hoping to be recovered by October to potentially prepare for a return bout on the WBSS Bantamweight final card in November, headlined by promotional stablemate Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16) [井上 尚弥]. If that's not possible the second likely date for his return would be late December as part of the next big Fuji TV year ending show.