Legendary American boxer, Floyd Mayweather, on Monday, December 31, defeated kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa with three knockdowns in an exhibition match hosted in Tokyo, Japan.
Mayweather now stands a grand chance of pocketing a staggering N32 million after winning the match in just 139 seconds.
The 41-year-old needed just three canvas strikes to floor Nasukawa who is 21 years younger than the American.
Despite starting the match brightly with plenty of punches, Nasukawa was eventually overpowered as Mayweather ripped him apart.
Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa had his say following his defeat to Floyd Mayweather after 140 seconds.https://t.co/6swBS6gYDX pic.twitter.com/mdt9GSYswm
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Mayweather, who is also a former five-weight world champion retired from boxing with a perfect professional record of 50-0 in 2017.
While addressing the crowd, Floyd acknowledged the Japanese boxer as a worthy competitor, before dismissing speculation surrounding a return to professional boxing.
“I want to say thank you to Tenshin. This doesn’t go on our record,” he said.
“We are both still undefeated. He is a great champion and a great fighter. I am still retired, I don’t look to come back to boxing.
I came back for entertainment for the people of Japan,” he added.
Mayweather finally gifted the trophy to his defeated opponent in a show of class after the bout
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