The moment Japan’s Mikuru Asakura falls after being shot by Floyd Mayweather in Saitama. Photo: Filippo FONG / AFP.
The eccentricities of Floyd Mayweather Jr, legendary world boxing champion undefeated in the welterweight and superwelter categories, are well known. In the early hours of this Sunday, the American added another chapter to his post-retirement story with a $ 20 million knockout: he only needed two rounds to finish the performance against Japanese martial arts expert Mikuru Asakura. mixed that he encouraged to enter the ring at Saitama Super Arena, Japan.
Filipino Manny Pacquiao, former opponent of the American boxer in a memorable match that took place in May 2015 in Las Vegas, watched the evening from the ring.
Mayweather, 45 and retired in 2017, didn’t give Asakura, 30, a chance, who – far from being disheartened – came out determined to arouse respect in the center of the ring.
The American, however, undefeated in the 50 fights he fought as a professional (he won 27 in the fast lane), landed a right that sent his enthusiastic rival to the canvas at the end of the second round.
The referee Kenny Bayless, despite the reaction of the Asian (he has been competing in various mixed arts associations for ten seasons), decided to stop the fight due to the hard impact that “Money” gave him.
According to ESPN reporter Marc Raimondi, Mayweather earned about $ 20 million on this exhibitthe fourth since he hung up his gloves five years ago.
Previously he had also faced the Japanese kickboxing fighter Tenshin Nasukawa; against the American youtuber Logan Paul and the retired boxer Don Moore, his former sparring partner, last May in Dubai.
And of course, the American has already announced his next rival: the YouTube star Deji Olatunji.
Source: Clarin
