After beating Don Moore in May, Floyd Mayweather is ready to get back in the ring. “Money” Mayweather will be competing in another exhibition bout on September 24 (Sept. 25 in Australia) against MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura.
The fight will take place inside Saitama Super Arena in Japan. Mayweather has teamed up once again with RIZIN to make a Super RIZIN event, which is coupled with RIZIN 38.
Turning pro in 1996, Mayweather has won titles in the super-featherweight, lightweight, super-lightweight, welterweight, and light-middleweight divisions. A perfect 50-0, Mayweather, an excellent defensive fighter, initially retired in 2015 after beating Andre Berto. Returning in 2017, Mayweather defeated MMA star Conor McGregor via TKO.
Since then, he has competed in numerous exhibition bouts. In 2018, he teamed with RIZIN for the first time and beat young kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa via TKO. Mayweather has also fought Logan Paul (in Miami) and former training partner Don Moore in non-scored bouts.
Asakura, 29, made his pro-MMA debut in 2012. A RINGS featherweight and lightweight champion, Asakura has primarily fought for RIZIN. He is on a two-fight win streak with the promotion and has amassed a 16-3 record with one no-contest.
Here is a complete guide to Mayweather vs. Asakura, including the start time, fight card, price, and more.
Start time: 11 p.m. ET | 3 a.m. GMT | 1 p.m. AEST
The Mayweather vs. Asakura exhibition fight will take place Sept. 24. The expected start time of the Super RIZIN event is around 11 p.m. ET | 3 a.m. GMT | 1 p.m. AEST.
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The event will be two parts, with RIZIN 38 coming on after the Mayweather fight.
How to watch Floyd Mayweather vs. Mikuru Asakura?
RIZIN Stream Pass, FITE.tv, PPV.com
The only way to watch Mayweather vs. Asakura is via the RIZIN Stream Pass, PPV.com, and FITE.tv.
Floyd Mayweather vs. Mikuru Asakura price: How much does the card cost?
$29.99
The Mayweather vs. Asakura fight will cost $29.99.
Where is Floyd Mayweather vs. Mikuru Asakura?
Mayweather vs. Asakura will be taking place inside Saitama Super Arena in Japan. The arena can hold up to 36,000+ people.
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Floyd Mayweather vs. Mikuru Asakura betting odds
Betting odds have not been revealed for Mayweather vs. Asakura. The Sporting News will be providing more information when it is revealed.
Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura
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Floyd Mayweather record and bio
Nationality: American
Born: Feb. 24, 1977
Height: 5-8
Reach: 72 inches
Total fights: 50
Record: 50-0 (27 KOs)
Mikuru Asakura record and bio
Nationality: Japanese
Born: July 15, 1992
Height: 5-9 1/2
Reach: N/A
Total fights: 20
Record: 16-3 MMA record with one no-contest, 8 wins via knockout
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Floyd Mayweather vs. Mikuru Asakura fight card
Super RIZIN
Floyd Mayweather vs. Mikuru Asakura
Kouzi vs. Ray “Jizzy Mack” Sadeghi
Nadaka Yoshinari vs. Bandasak So Trakunpet
Kota Miura vs. Bunchuai Phonsungnoen
RIZIN 38
Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Yuto Hokamura
Seika Izawa vs. Anastasiya Svetkivska
Si Woo Park vs. Ayaka Hamasaki
Hiromasa Ogikubo vs. Soo Chul Kim
Kyohei Hagiwara vs. Chihiro Suzuki
Juri Ohara vs. Luiz Gustavo
Shoma Shibisai vs. Cally Gibrainn de Oliveira