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NAME: ASHLEY THEOPHANE

ALIAS: TREASURE

JR. WELTERWEIGHT CONTENDER
Favorite movie(s)?

He Got Game, Inside Man, Training Day & Man On Fire (I'm a big Denzel fan)

Favorite TV show(s)?

Martin, Jamie Foxx Show, Seinfeld. Plus I like American dramas like Kill Point, Oz, The Wire & Blind Justice.

First car?

Damn. That's going back. When I was 17, I drove a Fiat Uno before I crashed it outside the home of one of the Royal Families in Piccadilly. Armed police ran out at us. It was crazy.

Celebrity crush?

Lark Voorhies (Lisa from Saved by the Bell). She's beautiful, but I don't really care who someone is as long as they attract me. Feelin' Boots from Flavor of Love.

Musical preference?

I like R&B, Reggae, Hip Hop. Artists like Bob Marley, Luther Vandross, Tupac and Marvin Gaye.

First job?

Never really had a job, but I was an athletics coach way back in the 90's for a little bit. Before that, I was a criminal, so maybe that.

Favorite animal?

Lions. They don't play!

Favorite food/meal?

Roast potatoes, rice & peas, lamb and vegetables

Favorite junk food?

I like Dunkin Doughnuts. Box of 12, you can't go wrong!

Hobbies/Interests?

I like to swim and hang with my people. I also like watching DVDs on Farrakhan and other black leaders. A lot of black youth are underachieving in life and the DVDs I watch talk about helping one another in a time of need.

Childhood hero(es)?

Malcolm X and Mike Tyson

Favorite fight(s)?

Pernell Whitaker vs. Jose Luis Ramirez 2 (Whitaker gave him a boxing lesson). Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor was also good. A lot of Marvin Hagler fights. He was very focused and he backed up his words.

Favorite fighter(s) to watch?

Pernell Whitaker and Roy Jones Jr.

Pre-fight ritual?

Just chill and watch some boxing footage of fights I like.

If you could fight anyone in time, who would it be?

Willy Pep. I would wanna see if his defense was really that good. I would love to share a ring with Floyd Mayweather Jr. People diss him, but he keeps on winning. Watch him bust up Ricky Hatton.

If you were a superhero, which one would you be?

Incredible Hulk. He's a calm guy, but mess with him and it's over.

Greatest moment?

Finishing college. It nearly didn't happen with me going to prison, but I got the teachers to send me my essays and I finished my course work in the pen. So when I was found not guilty, I came out and finished the last year of my media course.

Most painful moment?

My cousin, Tyrone, dieing last year. That pains me every day and keeps me hungry to be a success in life. We grew up together. He was my co-d, my friend and my family.

Most embarrassing moment?

I don't really get embarrassed. I shrug bad incidents off.

If you weren't a fighter, what would you be doing?

I might be in jail or on the road doing crazy stuff.

Bonus: Name something that most people don't know about you?

I don't know. I don't have a lot of secrets. I'm kinda honest. I'm writing a book about my rise as a youth offender, doing my crazy teenager stuff and turning my life around. Plus I have a book of my jail diaries that will come out one day.