{"id":12552,"date":"2011-07-07T12:48:25","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T16:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=12552"},"modified":"2011-07-07T12:48:48","modified_gmt":"2011-07-07T16:48:48","slug":"ashley-theophane-fights-defends-his-title-on-the-big-brawl-pay-per-view-july-23rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=12552","title":{"rendered":"Ashley Theophane Defends his Title on the “Big Brawl” Pay – Per – View July 23rd"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Trans-Atlantic boxer Ashley \u201cTreasure\u201d Theophane defends his British Boxing Board of Control (\u201cBBB of C\u201d) light welterweight title July 23 in the 12-round co-feature against Welsh champion Jason \u201cThe Power\u201d Cook on \u201cThe Big Brawl\u201d Pay-Per-View Event, live from Wembley Arena in London.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Big Brawl\u201d features undefeated Irishman Tyson Fury (14-0, 10 KOs) challenging British and Commonwealth heavyweight Champion Dereck \u201cDel Boy\u201d Chisora (14-0, 9 KOs) in the 12 round main event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Big Brawl,\u201d presented by Hennessy Sports, is being distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 3 PM\/ET \u2013 12 PM\/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, and Avail-TVN, for a suggested retail price of only $24.95. Check with your PPV provider for same day replay times.<\/p>\n

Preparing for fights the past six years, Theophane (29-4-1, 7 KOs) has successfully split training camps between his hometown, London, and adopted home, New York City. \u201cAs a kid,\u201d he explained, \u201cI watched (Mike) Tyson and (Marvin) Hagler and wanted to come to America to train and fight. For my 11th fight I came to Gleason\u2019s Gym (in NYC) to see if I was good enough. I held my own and gained confidence sparring Pauli Malignaggi, Chris Smith and Elio Rojas. I\u2019ve keep coming back to New York City and also gained good experience working with (Yuri) Foreman and Dmitriy) Salita. I only sparred with Paulie once, but I watched him go on to big fights against (Ricky) Hatton and (Amir Khan). I would like to get to fight big names like that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d love to fight the winner of Khan-(Zab) Judah. For now, though, I want to make three quick defences of my title belt (champions need to successfully defend BBB of C titles three times) to keep my belt. Then, maybe, the European title and on to what I\u2019ve always wanted, the world title.\u201d<\/p>\n

Theophane, rated No. 14 by the International Boxing Federation, captured the BBB of C light welterweight championship in his last fight, taking a unanimous 12-round decision against Lenny Daws (21-1-2) this past February in London. Ashley\u2019s most significant victories to date have been versus Delvin Rodriguez (DEC10) and former world champion DeMarcus \u201cChop Chop\u201d Corley (DEC8).<\/p>\n

The majority of Theophane\u2019s pro fights have been as a welterweight, despite the 5\u2019 7\u201d Ashley being a natural light welterweight. \u201cI\u2019ve always been a light welterweight but couldn\u2019t get good opportunities at 140 pounds,\u201d Ashley commented. \u201cMy biggest fight opportunities came at 147 and I took them. I make 140 pounds fine with a little more preparation and watching what I eat. I still feel good and put on 10-12 pounds hydrating after the weigh in. I feel strong at light welterweight. They (140 pounders) are a bit quicker but the majority are my size, averaging 5\u2019 8, not six footers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 5\u2019 9\u201d Cook (28-3-1, 14 KOs), a former International Boxing Organization and European lightweight champion, has lost only three times in 32 pro fights, the last in 2009 to former World Boxing Association champion Gavin Rees by three-round decision in the semi-finals of \u201cPrizefighter\u201d tournament.<\/p>\n

Theophane has fought a few times on ESPN and welcomes the opportunity to showcase his talents July 23 to U.S. fans on PPV. \u201cI want to show American fight fans that I\u2019m a force to be reckoned with in the 140-pound division,\u201d Ashley added. \u201cI\u2019m going into this fight to win and win impressively. They\u2019re going to see a fighter who can box or go toe-to-toe if I have to. I have decent speed and a great jab like Hagler, who was one of my idols. He was a serious guy who broke-down boxers much like Miguel Cotto does now. Hagler has been an inspiration for me. He was No. 1 in the world but couldn\u2019t get a world title shot. He finally did but got a draw and had to go to England to win it. He had to do things the hard way and so do I. He inspired me to work extra hard, take opportunities that come along, and make the most of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are ecstatic and proud of Ashley for defending his British title as the co-main event of the Chisora-Fury showdown,\u201d Theophane\u2019s manager Mike Michael (Cestus Management) added. \u201cIt is one of the biggest domestic heavyweight fights taking place in the United Kingdom in years. This event represents a tremendous opportunity because Ashley\u2019s fight will be televised across the United Kingdom on the Channel 5 TV network and also available on Pay-Per-View in the United States through Integrated Sports Media.<\/p>\n

\u201cAshley is rapidly evolving into a world-class boxer and he\u2019s ready to step-up to fight the best in the world. I would like to thank Mick Hennessy (Hennessy Sports), Channel 5 and Integrated Sports Media for giving us the opportunity to be part of such a historic boxing event.\u201d<\/p>\n

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