UPDATE: Floyd Mayweather Jr. Denies Agreeing To Fight With Japanese Kickboxer

Update: It appears Mayweather’s upcoming December fight against kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa isn’t exactly what we thought, or even what Floyd thought. The 41-year-old retired American boxer took to Instagram to clear the air on the crossover bout, one he thought would be an “exhibition put on for a small group of wealthy spectators for a very large fee,” adding that it was touted as an event “purely for entertainment purposes with no intentions of being represented as an official fight card nor televised worldwide.”

Stay tuned for more information around this “special bout,” if it’s still happening that is.

November 5: In a surprising turn of events, the Rizin Fighting Federation has just held a press conference for a boxing matchup between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa. Although the two come from two different schools of fighting, both fighters share an undefeated record. Whether fans of the fighters agree with the match up or not, the New Year’s Eve RIZIN 14 fight should be an interesting watch as both fighting prodigies have similar backgrounds with training and competing at a young age.

While Floyd Mayweather Jr. commended Nasukawa’s speed and knockout power, he mentioned that the bout would be “experience” versus “youth.” The 41-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr. went on to express his love for the country of Japan, and his admiration towards his adversary Tenshin Nasukawa — the current RISE feather weight world champion, and half the age of Floyd Mayweather Jr. Stay tuned as more info regarding the specifics of the fight are set to follow.

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Floyd Mayweather vs. Tenshin Nasukawa. Dec. 31. Saitama Super Arena. Rules: TBD. pic.twitter.com/XzgTwBS0gY

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 5, 2018