By Jody Kohn
The Mayweather Boxing Club continues to attract top fighters from all over the world, and one of the talented boxers you can see on a daily basis putting in hard work at the gym is talented welterweight Ashley Theophane. The fighter who lives in London, has started to spend more and more time training stateside, looking to get his career going in high gear.
For the next couple months, he will be working with Floyd Mayweather himself, serving as one of the sparring partners helping to prepare Mayweather for his upcoming fight on Sept. 14 against Saul Alvarez. The experience of working with a fighter at the level of Floyd Mayweather will add a lot to Theopahane’s game as well.
“It feels great being in there with him. You just learn so much. He’s so smart. He’s so fast. Strong. You can tell he knows what he’s doing. Just being in there with him, I’m trying to do what I do, even though I know it’s Floyd, I’m still trying to do the best I can do. You learn off him,” Theophane said.
After wins in his last two fights, Theophane is looking to get back in the mix among the top fighters in his division. Having suffered a narrow split decision loss to Danny Garcia in 2010, it’s clear that he has the talent to do just that. And with the changes to his training, and working out with great fighters such as Floyd, he will have every opportunity to do so in the very near future.
When asked about what his immediate plans are, since he has nothing lined up officially, Ashley smiled and said he can’t reveal anything, but he should be able to reveal news soon. Although no names have been linked to him, he said that fans can expect to see him back in action sometime in the next couple months. Once PBI learns anything, we will be sure to pass it on. Until then, Theophane continues to gring it out in the gym, improving his skills daily.
