He may be a multi-millionaire boxer with women around the world falling at his feet.
But Floyd Mayweather appears to have fallen for a £6.50-an-hour New Look shop worker from the West Midlands.
The 38-year-old, who earned £200million last year alone, is said to be dating 19-year-old Ramarni Ball, a budding singer who caught his eye at a fan meet-and-greet in Cannock, Staffordshire.
Now, less than one week later, Mayweather - known as much for his flashy lifestyle as his undefeated record in the ring - has whisked the teenager off to travel to the U.S. on his private jet.
The trip is a far cry from the modest semi-detached home in Dudley, where Miss Ball grew up with her mother and five siblings, and where homes sell for as little as £74,000.
Beaming with pride: A video posted on Ramanir's' Instagram account shows the 19-year-old dressed in a figure-hugging floor-length down next to the champion boxer, who has his arm draped over her shoulder
Living the high life: The 19-year-old posted this photograph, apparently taken inside Mayweather's £40million private jet, with the caption 'jet life'. She is understood to have joined the boxer in New York and Los Angeles
Unlikely couple: The couple are understood to have met at a meet-and-greet in Cannock, Staffordshire. This photo is believed to show the pair after the event earlier this month
According to the Daily Mirror, the couple met at a fan event at Bar Sport in Cannock on February 12, where she is understood to have paid £600 for a ticket to meet the sporting legend.
Photographs taken just hours later appear to show Miss Ball, who works in her local New Look store, sitting behind Mayweather in the back of a Rolls Royce as he leaves the venue.
It would seem the boxer was determined to get to know the aspiring singer better as just days later she jetted off to Amsterdam, where the star was continuing his European Victory Tour.
Now their romance is continuing to blossom on the other side of the Atlantic. Miss Ball has taken to her Instagram page share photos and videos of the couple in New York and Los Angeles with her 41,000 followers.
A friend said: 'She's with Floyd in America. They are having fun.'
Since meeting the star, Miss Ball, a former performing arts student at Dudley College who is said to have been offered a place at a prestigious London drama school, has shared a picture of her posing on the boxer's luxury plane, with the caption 'jet life'.
Playful: Clips posted on Miss Ball's Instagram account show her cosying up to the sporting superstar
Ready for a night out: Rmarni Ball's uploaded this video that shows her trying on a revealing cocktail dress
Glamorous: This selfie of Miss Ball is captioned with #tmt, referring to Mayweather's The Money Team
Another video clip, apparently taken from a seat on the private jet, suggests she joined the sporting star as he flew from Las Vegas to New York.
Other photographs show the teenager practising her pout in a bathroom mirror. She also captions one: 'Floyd Mayweather made me and my family feel so comfortable. Thank you.'
In another video posted on her account, Mayweather, wearing a cap emblazoned with red stars, is seen draping his arm over Miss Ball’s shoulder, before saying: 'Tell them your story!'. She then replies: 'I’m here with the Floyd.'
He boasts: 'The one and only Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather' before she blows a kiss.
Miss Ball's sister Relissa (centre) has also shared photographs of herself with the Miss Ball (right) and the boxer (left). One posted last night has the caption: 'Not that deep bruh'
Miss Ball's sister Relissa Ricketts, a 21-year-old student, is also believed to be accompanying the boxer and her sister on the trip on the U.S trip.
Last night, she shared a photograph of the trio with the caption: 'Not that deep bruh'.
A friend said: 'Ramarni has got so many followers now on social media, it's amazing. She started off without any, now it's gone through the roof. Everyone is talking about it.
'It's actually quite bizarre, because she's not a particularly confident girl. I don't know how she is going to manage this kind of publicity.'
Miss Ball, who has posted countless other selfies and tongue-in-cheek videos to her Instagram page, is thought to regularly attend events where fans can pay to meet-and-greet their idols.
A friend said she sometimes pays hundreds of pounds to get into the VIP areas and mingle with celebrities.
One photograph shows her with singer and X Factor judge Rita Ora. She captioned the image: 'Great to have Met @ritaora she's so humble and just ridiculously talented so beautiful @ritaora'
In one online post, she revealed she was attending an afterparty of American singer-songwriter Trey Songz, and later uploaded a snap of them together. It was captioned: 'Photo taken by the man him self @treysongz lovely meeting you!'
Another shows her wearing a skimpy black dress ahead of a meeting with U.S. rapper Omarion.
Meeting celebrities: Miss Ball is pictured left with singer Rita Ora, and right posing for yet another selfie
Miss Ball is thought to regularly attend events where fans can pay to meet-and-greet their idols. She is pictured above with U.S. singer and songwriter Trey Songz who she is believed to have met at an afterparty
Just a girl from the West Midlands: Miss Ball, a budding singer, lives in Dudley and works in New Look
This is the modest semi-detached home where Miss Ball is believed to live in Dudley, West Midlands
The friend said: 'I'm not exactly sure how she does it - but she always manages to get herself into these things.'
Fans paid up to £2,000 to meet Mayweather as he appeared in eight UK cities earlier this month.
The boxing superstar retired from the ring in September 2015, after defeating Andre Berto to take his record to 49-0, amassing a staggering £550m personal fortune, during his glittering career.
While Mayweather insists he has hung up his gloves for good, many have doubted his claims, believing it is only a matter of time before he returns in search of reaching his 50th win, surpassing Rocky Marciano's long-standing record of 49.
Mayweather has been linked to a string of women. Last year, he posed for a picture with rumoured girlfriend Doralie Medina, which he re-posted.
They were also pictured with three other women under a mirrored ceiling, which he captioned: 'The king sleeps good every night, from head to toe.'
Mayweather was previously married to Josie Harris, with whom he has three children. He served two months in jail after admitting battery and harassment after police said he punched her in their Las Vegas home.
Practising her pout: This bathroom selfie of Miss Ball, apparently taken in a hotel, was captioned 'night'
Posing for the camera: Miss Ball's Instagram page is full of photographs of her pouting seductively
View from the top: Miss Ball shared this video taken from the jet with the caption 'From New York to Vegas'
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