SAITAMA, JAPAN—It took less than three minutes for boxing great Floyd Mayweather to knock down Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa three times Monday in their New Year’s Eve exhibition bout. Floyd Mayweather, USA vs Tenshin Nasukawa, Japan. The 41-year-old Mayweather was gracious in victory, hugging a weeping Nasukawa and calling him “still a great champion.” Nasukawa barely landed a clean punch. “It’s all about having fun,” Mayweather told reporters, praising Nasukawa as a “young hungry lion.” Mayweather hasn’t fought since beating UFC star Conor McGregor more than a year ago and said he was retired, but agreed to the exhibition to give Nasukawa a shot. Unbeaten boxing great Floyd Mayweather knocked down 20-year-old kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa three times in their exhibition bout before Nasukawa’s dad threw in the towel in Saitama, Japan.

Source: thestar December 31, 2018 16:18 UTC