Floyd Mayweather next fight news recently indicated that the pound-for-pound king will parade a new team next year, and sources indicated that strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza is now a part of "The Money Team."
Ronnie Nathanielsz of BoxingScene and Manila Standard Today revealed that Ariza confirmed he signed a two-year deal to become Mayweather's new strength and conditioning coach.
"I signed an official contract for two years to serve as Floyd's strength and conditioning coach," said Ariza, who worked with Manny Pacquiao before.
Ariza also added in an interview that it was Mayweather who called him about a possible partnership, which could be the reason why he was seen working with the unbeaten champion before his rematch against Marcos Maidana.
The Floyd Mayweather next fight news about Ariza's entry in The Money Team created speculation that the Grand Rapids, Michigan native will still fight for another two years contrary to what he said last month. Mayweather said before the Maidana rematch that he plans to fight twice in 2015 then hang up his gloves for good.
Ariza said, though, that fans should not overanalyzed the current situation, admitting that he is also unsure about Mayweather's plan after fighting twice next year.
"It's a standard two-year non-compete/non-disclosure contract. I don't even know if he's going to fight for another two years," Ariza said via Fighthype. "I just can't talk about anything that went on in this camp and he's got first dibs on me if he decides to work with me in his next camp."
Ariza added that he believes Mayweather is just making himself ready in case he decides to continue fighting in 2016 because two more wins next year will give him 49 victories in as many fights, and previous reports indicated that he is targeting a 50-0 career record.
"Nothing is official until come fight time and Floyd decides who's doing what," Ariza said in the Floyd Mayweather next fight news. "We could be sitting here holding hands all day long, but then come fight time, it could be a different story. As of this point, it's just a non-compete/non-disclosure deal until Floyd decides what he's going to do."
