Hall of Fame boxer Floyd Mayweather will take on Japanese mixed martial arts star Mikuru Asakura at an exhibition in Japan in September. The organizers gave this information on Tuesday. The former welterweight world champion, who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday after retiring with an unbeaten 50-0 record, defeated “Dangerous” Don Moore at an exhibition in Abu Dhabi last month. The date, venue and rules for his fight against 29-year-old featherweight Asakura will be announced later this month.
This will be the 45-year-old Mayweather’s fourth exhibition and his second exhibition in Japan, after TKO defeated kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa by just two minutes in December 2018, which was widely ridiculed.
Mayweather called himself a “pioneer of exhibitions” and promised to “put on a show” for fans when he returns in September.
Mayweather said of his opponent, “We’ll treat him well, we’ll let him go three rounds, we’ll let him try to get his shot.”
Describing himself as a “puppet-master”, the American said, “I can’t let him hit a punch, it’s all up to me, it’s all up to me to do what I want to do.”
After entering the Hall of Fame, Mayweather stated that his “legacy is already set in stone”.
He retired from professional boxing in 2017 after defeating UFC star Conor McGregor.
“It’s great to be in the Hall of Fame and the best part about it is that I did everything on my own terms,” he said.
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“You see so many champions and they can barely walk, they can barely talk. That’s not cool. The name of the game is to hit, not hit.”
Asakura said he wants to “use this opportunity to raise my name and my value on the international stage”.
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