$9m for 139 seconds: Floyd Mayweather cashes in against Tenshin Nasukawa

31 December 2018 04:55
• More done for bank balances than combat sports’ reputation• Mayweather afterwards: ‘Once again, I’m still retired’Floyd Mayweather came out of retirement briefly to score a lucrative victory in an exhibition boxing match in Japan over kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa that will do more for his bank balance than it did for the reputation of combat sports.The 20-year-old, who is unbeaten in professional kickboxing and mixed martial arts, was sent crashing to the canvas three times in the first round by Mayweather, leading the Japanese fighter’s corner to throw in the towel. Related: Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled fined over cryptocurrency promotion Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian