The kickboxer who did not go one spherical with Floyd Mayweather is able to start his quest within the code he struggled with in opposition to a fantastic.
Tenshin Nasukawa misplaced miserably to Mayweather on New 12 months’s Eve of 2018. Dropped 3 times, the Japanese star was means out of his league.
Dusting himself down, Nasukawa went again to kickboxing. He nonetheless holds probably the most spectacular within the sport at 44-0.
Nasukawa started his professional kickboxing profession when he was solely 15. He’s since compiled an unbeaten document in additional than 40 fights.
Nasukawa additionally competed in blended martial arts, however he has at all times maintained a robust curiosity in boxing.
Floyd Mayweather loss
The 24-year-old will at all times be remembered for his boxing exhibition in opposition to Mayweather. He now tries his hand at the true factor on April 8. The battle will mark his first official skilled outing.
A five-fight card sees the multi-division kickboxing world champion face Yuki Yonaha in a six-round tremendous bantamweight attraction.
Yonaha (12-4-1, 8 KOs) is a nine-year veteran who’s Japan’s fourth-ranked bantamweight. The 32-year-old is 5-1 in his final six fights.
On the night time, three mild flyweight world titles might be on the road at Ariake Area in Tokyo, Japan.
Teraji vs Gonzalez
WBC/WBA champion Kenshiro Teraji and WBO champ Jonathan Gonzalez will collide in a twelve-round battle that may put one man nearer to changing into the division’s undisputed king.
Teraji (20-1, 12 KOs) captured his first world title by defeating Ganigan Lopez for the WBC 108-pound strap. He made eight defenses earlier than dropping the belt through Tenth-round TKO to Masamichi Yabuki.
The 31-year-old avenged the loss by stopping Yabuki within the third spherical of their rematch to regain the title.
Teraji notched his most spectacular victory final November by stopping Hiroto Kyoguchi within the seventh spherical to unify the WBC and WBA championships.
Gonzalez (27-3-1, 14 KOs) spent years combating high opposition at flyweight. This included a failed problem for Kosei Tanaka’s WBO world title in 2019.
The slick southpaw is unbeaten in 5 fights since transferring all the way down to mild flyweight in 2020.
In October 2021, Gonzalez upset Elwin Soto for the WBO title, which he defended final yr in opposition to Mark Anthony Barriga and Shokichi Iwata.
Additional motion sees Takuma Inoue vs. Liborio Solis in a twelve-round bout for the vacant WBA bantamweight title.
The youthful brother of pound-for-pound phenom Naoya Inoue has gained 4 straight fights since difficult Nordine Oubaali for the WBC crown.
Solis, a former junior bantamweight world champion, will make his fifth try at a bantamweight world title.
Veteran Kiko Martinez seems in a collision with Reiya Abe. The battle might be an IBF eliminator.
Teraji-Gonzalez, Nasukawa-Yonaha, and extra bouts will stream dwell and solely within the U.S. within the early morning hours on ESPN+.
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