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Mayweather to face Japan kickboxer Nasukawa on New Year’s Eve
TOKYO, Nov 5, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr said
Monday he will come out of retirement to fight Japanese kickboxer Tenshin
Nasukawa on New Year’s Eve in Saitama, north of Tokyo.
The 41-year-old unbeaten American, who captured world titles in five
different weight divisions and was considered the best pound-for-pound boxer
in the sport, beat Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor in his
last fight in August 2017.
That victory improved his boxing record to a perfect 50-0 but the format or
rules for his meeting with Nasukawa were not specified by the Japanese
promoters.
Mayweather posted a teaser photo on his Instagram feed at the weekend,
showing him wearing kickboxing gloves.
BSS/AFP/MR/ 1054 hrs