Floyd Mayweather says fight with Tenshin Nasukawa back on
After performing a 180 just days removed from a press conference alongside Tenshin Nasukawa, Floyd Mayweather has said that his proposed fight with the kickboxing and MMA sensation is back on.
Mayweather had originally appeared to have signed a deal with Japanese promotion Rizin to face Nasukawa but once he returned to the United States, the undefeated boxer publicly reneged on the idea that he had agreed to face the 20-year old.
In an interview with TMZ however, the 40-year old has stated that he will in fact face Nasukawa but only in a three-round boxing exhibition.
“It’s gonna be a little boxing exhibition,” Mayweather said. “No kicking at all. I’m moving around with the guy for nine minutes. And of course, it’s gonna be the highest paid exhibition ever.”
“We’re gonna make it happen,” Mayweather continued. “So like I said before, it’s a no-brainer. Just because I’m retired from boxing, people don’t think that I can still go out — I still make appearances worldwide and still make a ton of money.”