CHRIS Higgs says he should know his boxing fate after meeting with eye specialists at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital on June 20.
Higgs, 23, who has won all seven of his professional fights, has not fought since April 2010 after beating Mark McCoullough by a single point in a bruising encounter in Swindon.
He was admitted to Swindon Hospital straight after that fight (which he dubbed the toughest of his life), and subsequently referred to a neurologist after complaining of intermittent double vision in his left eye.
Higgs was being lined-up for a shot at the British Masters title (one belt down from the British title) this summer.
Ironically, Mark McCoullough has gone on to win that crown.
"I thought I'd be back by now but I should know what's happening after the 20th," said Higgs.
"I don't think the eye will ever be 100 per cent but it's frustrating because I want to get back into the ring."
The Lydney-based boxer has been diagnosed with a weak superior oblique muscle in his eye. He said: "It's fine, apart from when I look up.
"I'm still training hard but I feel like it's all for nothing because I can't even spar.
"I'm trying to stay positive but it's not easy.
"Some days I'm confident about the future, but other days I think it might not happen and I won't fight again."
In order to get back into the ring Higgs needs a letter from the specialists saying he is fit to fight, which he must give to the Boxing Board of Control. Without it, his career is over.
He said: "Six months is the longest I've gone without a fight before so I understand why boxers go off the rails when they pack it all in. It makes me angry.
"I'd be devastated if I couldn't fight again because boxing has been my life.
"I haven't lived my dream yet or achieved what I really want to do, which is to bring a title back to the Forest."