By Chris Williams: Promoter Floyd Mayweather Jr. says that his fighter 35-year-old Ashley Theophane (39-6-1, 11 KOs) will be challenging WBA World light welterweight champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner (31-2, 23 KOs) for his WBA title next January in a fight that will take place in Atlanta in a big card.
Broner, 26, recently spoke of facing Theophane last October following his 12th round knockout win over former WBA 140lb champion Khabib Allakhverdiev in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was unclear at the time whether Broner was serious or not about the fight. But with Mayweather saying that Broner will be facing Theophane in January, you have to take it seriously that he will be facing him.