{"id":292312,"date":"2018-11-22T07:45:06","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T15:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=292312"},"modified":"2018-11-27T16:12:03","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T00:12:03","slug":"tenshin-nasukawa-sends-a-warning-to-floyd-mayweather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rizin-ff\/tenshin-nasukawa-sends-a-warning-to-floyd-mayweather\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenshin Nasukawa sends a warning to Floyd Mayweather"},"content":{"rendered":"

The story of Floyd Mayweather and Tenshin Nasukawa’s New Years Eve showdown has been a strange one.<\/p>\n

The contest was first announced<\/a> earlier this month, but the excitement was promptly stomped out by Floyd Mayweather, who claimed he’d been ‘blindsided’<\/a> by the bout’s promoter, Rizin Fighting Federation.<\/p>\n

Then, in a surprising twist, Mayweather announced<\/a> that the bout will in fact happen, but that it will be a boxing exhibition \u2014 meaning the undefeated kickboxing wunderkind Tenshin Nasukawa will not be able to use his most dangerous weapons.<\/p>\n

Whatever the case, Nasukawa seems to be brimming with confidence heading into this mysterious New Years Eve blockbuster with the undefeated boxing legend.<\/p>\n

Speaking on his official Instagram account early on Thursday morning, the Japanese superstar sent the boxer a warning, assuring that his speed will be too much to handle.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BqejwuolLs_\/<\/p>\n

“Ok Floyd, change your mind? I see we are doing this now,” Nasukawa said in a post directed at Mayweather. “I got a lot to prove, don\u2019t underestimate me.\u00a0My speed > your experience.”<\/p>\n

In Tenshin Nasukawa, Floyd Mayweather will face one of the most impressive strikers in modern combat sports. The 20-year-old Japanese sensation is a flawless 27-0 as a professional kickboxer, with 21 of his victories coming by way of knockout. Highlights of his resume include defeats of Amnat Ruenroeng, Yamato Fujita, Yusaku Nakamura, Rodtang Jitmuangnon,\u00a0Kyoji Horiguchi, <\/a>and most recently,\u00a0Taiki Naito, who he mauled to a stoppage at RISE 129.<\/p>\n

Nasukawa has also competed four times in mixed martial arts, winning two of those bouts by knockout, one by submission, and one by decision. He has never competed as a professional boxer.<\/p>\n

Floyd Mayweather, meanwhile, is arguably the greatest boxer of all time. The American last fought in August of 2017, when he improved to 50-0 with a 10th<\/sup>-round TKO of\u00a0Conor McGregor<\/a>\u00a0in a similar crossover fight. Other highlights of his incredible record include victories over Manny Pacquiao, Canelo Alvarez, Miguel Cotto, Victor Ortiz, Juan Manuel M\u00e1rquez, Ricky Hatton, Oscar De La Hoya, Zab Judah, Arturo Gatti and many, many more.<\/p>\n

What do you make of this Rizin 14 exhibition<\/a> match?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 11\/22\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The story of Floyd Mayweather and Tenshin Nasukawa’s New Years Eve showdown has been a strange one. The contest was first announced earlier this month, but the excitement was promptly stomped out by Floyd Mayweather, who claimed he’d been ‘blindsided’ by the bout’s promoter, Rizin Fighting Federation. 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