Floyd Mayweather Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Five division world champion Floyd Mayweather expects fireworks when he faces 20-year-old Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in a Rizin Fighting Federation bout on New Year's Eve, the mixed martial arts organization officially announced Monday.
Despite the size advantage, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has warned that Floyd Mayweather could suffer the first defeat of his career next month - when he heads to Japan to take on kickboxing superstar Tenshin Nasukawa on December 31.
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, 39-years-old, is very fixated on a 2019 rematch with Floyd Maywetaher. The two fighters will be in action in the coming months, with a rematch eyed to take place in the aftermath.
If fight fans in the United States want to watch the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Tenshin Nasukawa bout December 31, it won’t be as expensive as usual to watch Mayweather perform. Multiple sources have informed BoxingScene.com that Mayweather-Nasukawa won’t be distributed as the main event of a major pay-per-view show in the United States. The Mayweather-Nasukawa fight will take place late on a Monday night in Saitama, Japan, near Tokyo, which is 14 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time and 17 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a heavy favorite, but he's not taking any chances after agreeing to fight Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa on New Year's Eve. Mayweather has long been linked with a switch to the UFC, while he faced Conor McGregor in the ring last year and has talked up the potential of a clash with Khabib Nurmagomedov, which Dana White insisted would have to take place in the octagon.
Floyd Mayweather is no stranger to generating headlines. And he created quite a stir on Monday, after announcing his deal to fight Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa on Dec. 31 in Saitama, north of Tokyo.
Mayweather's last bout was in 2017 when he snapped a two-year retirement to pull off a TKO win in ten rounds over UFC superstar Conor McGregor, running his record to 50-0 and earning close to $300 million for the event.
Floyd Mayweather has won world titles in five different weight classes and is 50-0 in an unparalleled boxing career but he could be set for a stunning detour into fight with modified rules after signing with Japanese promoters RIZIN Fighting Federation. And the undefeated 41-year-old, who last year said his boxing career was over after stopping UFC superstar Conor McGregor, says he could handle himself in whatever format was agreed for the fight on New Year's Eve in Saitama.
At a press conference in Japan, it was announced that Floyd Mayweather Jr. had signed a deal with Japanese mixed martial arts promotions company RIZIN Fighting Federation to fight MMA/kickboxing superstar Tenshin Nasukawa on New Year’s Eve in Saitama.
In a recent interview, UFC president Dana White stated on ESPN's "Get Up!" that he had met with Floyd Mayweather's associates to discuss a potential fight with UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. But there was one catch, White made it clear that he's not going to allow Khabib to box Mayweather. He wants Mayweather to fight Khabib in the UFC.