Ashley Theophane
| Ashley Theophane | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Ashley Theophane |
| Nickname(s) | Treasure |
| Rated at |
Light welterweight Welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
30 August 1980 Paddington, London, England, UK |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 47 |
| Wins | 39 |
| Wins by KO | 11 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 1 |
Ashley Theophane (born 30 August 1980) is a British professional boxer who competes in the light welterweight division. He is a former British light welterweight champion, having won the title from Lenny Daws in February 2011.
Professional boxing career
Early professional career
Theophane made his professional debut at the York Hall, London on 3 June 2003, defeating Lee Bedell. He beat an experienced journeyman, Brian Coleman, in his next fight on 22 July 2003, and won a further five contests throughout 2004 giving him a record of 7-0 at the end of the year. In his first fight of 2005 on 26 March, Theophane suffered his first defeat to Judex Meema at the Empire Theatre in Hackney, losing on points over six rounds. The rest of the year had mixed results with four more wins including two contests with journeyman David Kehoe and a win each over Duncan Cottier and Jus Wallie but with another defeat, this time to Oscar Milkitas on 18 November, again on points although this time over 4 rounds.[1] In his first fight of 2006 and now with a record of 11-2 Theophane drew with Daniel Thorpe at the Excel Arena in Londons Docklands. The rest of the year saw six more fights and six more wins including three victories fighting in Germany, the latter a win on 2 December against Omar Siala, was for the lightly regarded Global Boxing Council welterweight title at the IFCO Arena in Berlin. At the end of the year Theophane's record stood at 17-2-1 and on the verge of a challenge for the British title.[1]
Boxing abroad
On 20 January 2007 Theophane defeated Alan Bosworth in a British title eliminator at the Alexandra Palace in Wood Green, stopping him in the 7th round. The title opportunity was not to come however and Theophane traveled to Saint Lucia for his next fight, a win over Marcos Hernandez on 16 November, 10 months after his last contest with Bosworth. He finished the year with a return to the York Hall and a win over journeyman Rocky Muscas on 1 December.[1] On 15 February 2008 Theophane traveled to Connecticut in the United States and fought his toughest opponent to date, the Frenchman Ali Oubaali. Despite having Oubaali down in the 6th round, Theophane suffered his third defeat on points over 10 rounds to a man who had previously contested both the French national title and the full European title at super featherweight.[2] He returned to the York Hall on 15 June 2008 and returned to winning ways with a win over Geoffrey Munika, and then headed back to the US for what would prove to be a biggest win of his career so far. The fight in Rochester, New York on 31 July 2008 pitched Theophane against experienced former world champion DeMarcus Corley and ended in an 8 round decision win for the Londoner. Despite the victory, the year ended with Theophane once again fighting at the York Hall and beating journeyman Matt Scriven on 6 December, finishing the year with a record of 23-3-1.[3]
Theophane's first fight of 2009 saw him beat former Commonwealth champion and European title challenger Craig Docherty at the York Hall and this was followed up on 21 June with a win over rookie Mark Douglas for what would be his only fights of the year. On 26 February 2010 he returned to the states and fought the undefeated Danny Garcia at the Don Haskins Convention Centre in El Paso, Texas. The fight ended with a fourth career defeat for Theophane, and with Garcia extending his winning record to 16-0 although only by a split decision.[4] On 19 June 2010 Theophane returned to Germany and to winning ways, picking up a title for good measure; The fight in Burghausen represented a first contest of 12 rounds for Theophane and returned a majority decision for the Londoner against Harasch Hotaki from Afghanistan for the IBO international welterweight title.[5] Theophane followed the victory up on 30 July 2010 with another fight in the States, this time in Oklahoma, and defeated the Dominican Republic's USBA welterweight title holder and former IBF world title challenger Delvin Rodriguez for another majority decision this time over 10 rounds.[6][7] On 10 October 2010 Theophane returned to England and scored a points victory over Willie Thompson in a show at the York Hall winning 60-55 in a six round contest.
Theophane won the lightly regarded GBC world welterweight title on 28 December 2012 in Luxembourg for the second time.[8]
British champion
On 19 February 2011, Theophane won the British title at London's Wembley Arena. His opponent, the reigning champion Lenny Daws, was making the third defence of the belt. Despite a slow start, Theophane came on strongly in the second half of the fight and knocked Daws down twice in the 9th round, eventually winning 115-111, 115-111 and 115-112 on the judges' scorecards.[9] Prior to the fight with Daws, Theophane told how he had spent his time training between New York and London and sparring the likes of Dmitry Salita, Steve Williams and Liam Walsh. Speaking of his confidence in terms of winning the fight, Theophane said "I feel like I am dropping down a couple of levels to face Daws but his team bombarded me and my management with emails when I was in America trying to organise this fight, so let’s get it on!".[10] On 23 July 2011 Theophane made the first defence of his title, beating Jason Cook at the Wembley Arena with a 10th round stoppage. Following the fight, Theophane signed a three-year promotional deal with Hatton Promotions with Ricky Hatton describing him as a "world class boxer".[11] Theophane's second defence should have been against Nigel Wright in Peterlee but a late notice pull out resulted in a change of opponent with only two days notice with Ben Murphy stepping in. The fight took place on 10 December 2011, with Theophane suffering a gruelling opening assault only to break Murphy down in the later rounds to win with an 11th round stoppage.[12]
Training abroad
Theophane has been training abroad since August 2005. He trained at Gleason's gym in Brooklyn which is the oldest gym in America. Theophane has sparred world champions Joan Guzman, Alex O'Shea, Elio Rojas, Yuri Foreman, Paul Malignaggi, and Argenis Mendez at Gleason's. For his big fights, except his fight against former world champion DeMarcus Corley, he's had a training camp at Gleason's gym.
Theophane trained alongside Floyd Mayweather and was taken under the wing of Mayweather Promotions.[13][14][15][16][17]
On 1 April 2016 he lost against Adrien Broner by ninth round TKO in a fight for the WBA light-welterweight title.[18]
Professional boxing record
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 39-7-1 |  Adrien Broner |
TKO | 9 (12) | 2016-04-01 | D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., USA |
For WBA (Super) light welterweight title |
| Win | 39-6-1 | Steve Upsher Chambers |
UD | 10 | 2015-09-12 | MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
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| Win | 38-6-1 |  Mahonri Montes |
SD | 10 | 2015-04-30 | Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
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| Win | 37-6-1 | Miguel Zuniga |
UD | 10 | 2014-12-12 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, USA |
|
| Win | 36-6-1 | Daniel Calzada |
UD | 8 | 2014-08-30 | Palms Casino and Resort, Pearl Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
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| Win | 35-6-1 | Angino Perez | TKO | 4 (8) | 2014-05-03 | MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | 34-6-1 |  Robert Osiobe | SD | 8 (8) | 2013-12-06 | Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, USA | |
| Loss | 33-6-1 | Pablo César Cano | SD | 10 (10) | 2013-09-14 | MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | 33-5-1 |  Chaurembo Palasa | KO | 1 (12) | 2012-12-28 |  Rene Hartmann Center, Dudelange, Luxembourg | Won vacant World Global Boxing Council Welterweight title |
| Win | 32-5-1 | Ronnie Warrior Jr | UD | 8 (8) | 2012-08-24 | Music Factory, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | |
| Loss | 31-5-1 |  Darren Hamilton | UD | 12 (12) | 2012-05-19 | Aintree Equestrian Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom | Lost British Light welterweight title |
| Win | 31-4-1 | Ben Murphy | TKO | 11 (12) | 2011-12-10 | Peterlee Leisure Centre, Peterlee, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom | Retained British Light welterweight title |
| Win | 30-4-1 | Jason Cook | KO | 10 (12) | 2011-07-23 | Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom | Won British Light welterweight title |
| Win | 29-4-1 | Lenny Daws | UD | 12 (12) | 2011-02-19 | Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 28-4-1 | Willie Thompson | PTS | 6 (6) | 2010-10-10 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 27-4-1 |  Delvin Rodríguez | MD | 10 (10) | 2010-07-30 | Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma, USA | |
| Win | 26-4-1 |  Harasch Hotaki | MD | 12 (12) | 2010-06-19 |  Messehalle, Burghausen, Bayern, Germany | |
| Loss | 25-4-1 | Danny Garcia | SD | 10 (10) | 2010-02-26 | Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, USA | |
| Win | 25-3-1 | Mark Douglas | PTS | 8 (8) | 2009-06-21 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 24-3-1 | Craig Docherty | PTS | 6 (6) | 2009-03-22 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 23-3-1 | Matt Scriven | PTS | 6 (6) | 2008-12-06 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 22-3-1 | DeMarcus Corley | UD | 8 (8) | 2008-07-31 | Frontier Field, Rochester, New York, USA | |
| Win | 21-3-1 |  Geoffrey Munika | PTS | 6 (6) | 2008-01-15 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |
| Loss | 20-3-1 |  Ali Oubaali | UD | 10 (10) | 2008-02-15 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA | |
| Win | 20-2-1 | Rocky Muscas | TKO | 1 (6) | 2007-12-01 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 19-2-1 | Marcos Hernandez | TKO | 3 (8) | 2007-11-16 |  Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | |
| Win | 18-2-1 | Alan Bosworth | TKO | 7 (10) | 2007-01-20 | Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 17-2-1 | Omar Siala | TKO | 11 (12) | 2006-12-02 | IFCO Arena, Koepenick, Berlin, Germany | Won vacant Global Boxing Council Welterweight title |
| Win | 16-2-1 |  Ibrahim Barakat | PTS | 6 (6) | 2006-10-07 | Mehrzwecksporthalle, Horka, Sachsen, Germany | |
| Win | 15-2-1 | Jon Honney | PTS | 6 (6) | 2006-09-24 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 14-2-1 | Billy Smith | PTS | 4 (4) | 2006-05-21 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 13-2-1 | Karl Taylor | PTS | 4 (4) | 2006-04-01 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 12-2-1 |  Josef Holub | KO | 3 (4) | 2006-03-17 | Mehrzwecksporthalle, Horka, Sachsen, Germany | |
| Draw | 11-2-1 | Daniel Thorpe | PTS | 4 (4) | 2006-02-25 | ExCel Arena, Dockland, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 11-2 | Duncan Cottier | PTS | 6 (6) | 2005-11-19 | Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 10-2 | David Kehoe | PTS | 4 (4) | 2005-10-09 | Hammersmith Palace, Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom | |
| Loss | 9-2 |  Oscar Milkitas | PTS | 4 (4) | 2005-09-18 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 9-1 |  Jus Wallie | PTS | 4 (4) | 2005-06-12 | Equinox Nightclub, Leicester Square, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 8-1 | David Kehoe | PTS | 4 (4) | 2005-04-24 | Equinox Nightclub, Leicester Square, London, United Kingdom | |
| Loss | 7-1 |  Judex Meemea | PTS | 6 (6) | 2005-03-26 | Empire Theatre, Hackney, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 7-0 | Keith Jones | PTS | 6 (6) | 2004-12-02 | National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 6-0 | Arv Mittoo | PTS | 4 (4) | 2004-06-19 | Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 5-0 | Chris Brophy | TKO | 3 (4) | 2004-06-05 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 4-0 | Karl Taylor | PTS | 4 (4) | 2004-04-25 | Metrodome, Barnsley, Yorkshire, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 3-0 | David Kirk | PTS | 6 (6) | 2003-07-22 | Ice Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 2-0 | Brian Coleman | PTS | 6 (6) | 2003-06-03 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 1-0 | Lee Bedell | TKO | 4 (4) | 2003-06-03 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | Professional debut |
References
- 1 2 3 "Ashley Theophane". BoxRec. 1980-08-30. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Ali Oubaali". BoxRec. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "SecondsOut Boxing News - Interviews - Ashley Theophane: A Name to Remember". Secondsout.com. 1980-08-30. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Danny Garcia Tested, Decisions Ashley Theophane - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Ashley Theophane Decisions Harasch Hotaki in Germany - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ↑ Len Whaley. "Globe-trotting Ashley is back – with a fine win - Sport". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ British title for well-travelled Londoner. "Theophane floors Daws". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ↑ "Ashley Theophane sees off sub Ben Murphy to retain British light-welterweight title | Daily Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Ashley Theophane Talks British Boxing, Training in America and His Future | British Boxing News". Britishboxers.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ↑ "Photos: Caballero vs. Theophane at Mayweather Gym - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Ashley Theophane: "I Am Getting Some Great Work...I'M Learning From The Best In The Business"". Fighthype.com. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ↑ "Adrien Broner stops Ashley Theophane in ninth round of WBA bout", BBC, 2 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016