Floyd Mayweather Stuns The Sports World By Announcing That He’s Fighting Undefeated Japanese Kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa

Getty Image

Tonight undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather, who has been teasing a fight with UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov, stunned the sports world when he announced that he was fighting 20-year-old undefeated kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa In Japanese MMA Organization Rizin.

RIZIN FF just announced that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight undefeated sensation Tenshin Nasukawa on 12/31 at the Saitama Super Arena. The press conference is live right now: https://t.co/NgAahdtrwT

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 5, 2018

Floyd Mayweather.

Rizin.

Yes, this is happening. pic.twitter.com/n4OHW7oD9l

— Matthew Wells (@MrMWellsArt) November 5, 2018

Here is the fight poster for Rizin's New Year's Eve card

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. versus Tenshin Nasukawa

(Not a typo) pic.twitter.com/S7Nu5uwPwa

— John Pollock (@iamjohnpollock) November 5, 2018

It’s not clear whether the fight will be a boxing match, an MMA fight or some other combat sport. The promoters said they were still working on the specific rule set.

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

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 5, 2018

Regarding the rules and weight, Rizin chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara said “we still have some more work ahead of us.” Everyone I’ve talked to said they’d be shocked if it’s MMA.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 5, 2018

Tenshin appears to be a badass from his highlights video.

For those that don’t know, Tenshin Nasukawa is a legit, undefeated 20-year-old phenom. He just beat MMA fighter KyojI Horiguchi in a kickboxing match. He just said he doesn’t know the rules either.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 5, 2018