RIZIN FF<\/a> banner in December of 2019, has struck another deal with the promotion. RIZIN FF announced that Mayweather will take on MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura in an exhibition boxing match in September.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/rizin_PR\/status\/1536543649965940737<\/p>\n
At the press conference to announce the fight, RIZIN FF CEO, Nobuyuki Sakakibara stated that Mayweather was actually supposed to fight in Japan earlier this year, but it never came to fruition.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very happy to be sitting in between these two athletes for this event which will be Floyd Mayweather\u2019s second with RIZIN,\u201d Nobuyuki Sakakibara said. \u201cFloyd Mayweather was supposed to fight in an exhibition in Japan earlier in the year with an organization called Mega. However, due to the pandemic it has been postponed and RIZIN has taken over the contract for Floyd Mayweather\u2019s next fight in Japan.\u201d<\/p>\n
These exhibitions are nothing new for Floyd Mayweather who’s coming off a fight against Don Moore in Abu Dhabi in May. Prior to that, he fought Logan Paul, which was preceded by the aforementioned bout against Nasukawa. For Mayweather, he says his job in these exhibitions is to go out there and have fun.<\/p>\n
\u201cI got to where I got to by working extremely hard,\u201d Mayweather added. \u201cI\u2019m always focused. I\u2019m always pushing to be the best. It\u2019s still a great feeling to travel the world, do these exhibition fights and entertain people from all walks of life. I\u2019ve seen every style. My job is just to go out there, have fun and be my best.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although many expect Mayweather to cruise to another win, Asakura who’s 16-3 and one No Contest, believes his style can throw off Mayweather and lead to him getting his hand raised.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m an MMA fighter but I\u2019m going to use this opportunity and I\u2019m going to use him to raise my name and my value internationally,\u201d Asakura said. \u201cI will win this fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
The exact date of the Mayweather-Asakura fight is to be determined but it will be another exhibition boxing match.<\/p>\n
Will you watch Floyd Mayweather vs. Mikuru Asakura?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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