Floyd Mayweather Returns to the Ring, Questions About Conor McGregor Rematch Stay
Former world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has declared himself able to entertain Japanese struggle followers, and he’s able to show it on Sunday. He’ll face Mikuru Asakura on the Saitama Tremendous Enviornment in Saitama. However what everybody actually needs to know is that if he’s going to have a rematch towards Conor McGregor.
Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor pose earlier than their final struggle in 2017. Mayweather continues to search for one other match towards his rival as he works the exhibition circuit. (Picture: Getty Photos)
Mayweather Jr arrived in Japan this week and gave a press convention after his arrival to speak in regards to the duel with Asakura. That is his newest exhibition match, which might be accessible on pay-per-view.
Japanese MMA firm RIZIN Combating Federation is placing on the present, bringing Mayweather again to the ring as soon as once more.
He retired from boxing undefeated and has placed on some exhibitions since then.
All for Present
Asakura is a two-time combined martial arts champion with 16 wins and three losses. The 30-year-old started his MMA profession competing as an novice below the Combating Community Rings banner. Working below the promotion’s “The Outsider” model, he turned skilled in 2012 after posting an novice file of 6-1.
Competing for The Outsider, DEEP Cage Affect, and Street FC, Asakura received the RINGS 70 and 65 kg Championships in 2015. He then made his RIZIN debut in 2018, and is 10-2 with the corporate. After successful seven bouts in a row, Asakura confronted Yutaka Saito for the RIZIN featherweight title in 2020, however misplaced by way of unanimous resolution.
Mayweather competed in his first exhibition struggle in December 2018. That was towards kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa, after which he discovered his new area of interest. It didn’t harm that he made $9 million only for exhibiting up.
Since then, he’s appeared in a few different exhibition fights. Now, Mayweather might be seeking to do the identical factor he did to Nasukawa.
Mayweather hasn’t placed on the gloves in an official match since 2017, although he’s nonetheless thought-about probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighters of all time. He was a champion in boxing’s tremendous featherweight, light-weight, mild welterweight, welterweight, and lightweight middleweight classes.
Whereas most books don’t have strains posted for the exhibition match, it’s doable to seek out some offshore books prepared for some motion. With or with out cash on the struggle, that is going to be a match price watching.
The place’s McGregor?
Whereas Mayweather is on the brink of face Asakura, there are additionally rumors of a doable struggle with McGregor, which Mayweather believes goes to occur. If it does, he solely needs an exhibition match.
Mayweather and McGregor had been the protagonists of one of many most-watched occasions of the final decade. Promoters managed to get one of the best boxer of the second to conflict gloves with one of the best of the UFC. 5 years have handed since that present in Las Vegas, the place the Irishman misplaced within the tenth spherical by TKO.
Though the struggle between Mayweather and McGregor wasn’t good, it’s remembered by followers due to the sheer magnitude of the occasion. Each the American boxer and the Irish fighter acquired large payouts, with Mayweather reportedly receiving over $100 million and McGregor $30 million.
Mayweather was the odds-on favourite to win, getting round -1000 at most books. Nevertheless, for him to get again within the ring towards McGregor, it must be an exhibition match. That’s his situation, and never many individuals could be keen to argue with him.
He reportedly confirmed that the struggle will happen, however that will not be true. Shortly after making his announcement, McGregor left a submit on Instagram that contained solely a tag – #notinterested.
Which means the struggle should still be doubtful. Sportsbooks had already begun to supply strains, with Paddy Energy giving Mayweather -700. With all the pieces up within the air, bettors could must accept wagering on whether or not the struggle will happen.
