Floyd Mayweather much-anticipated return to the ring vs Mikuru Asakura culminated with a second-round knockout win for him on 25th September, 2022, know the full undercard results and purse
As his former welterweight rival Manny Pacquaio watched from ringside, Mayweather, 45, who was recently elected into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, floored his opponent at the conclusion of the second round.
Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura Purse, Payouts, Winner, Full Fight Card Results And Boxing Match Highlights
For the bout, Mayweather will reportedly receive a huge $22M base salary, and PPV tickets are currently $29.99. Further, Mayweather is responsible for 85% of the PPV revenue, therefore the total would be about $4.5 million. Mikuru Asakura wasn’t a starfighter for this event, but he’ll still get 15% of the PPV revenue, which is expected to be $750K. Asakura will receive a total payment of $1.2 M for this encounter, which includes his covert basic income and other earnings.
On Sunday, the Floyd Mayweather Jr. exhibition globe tour continued as the former heavyweight champion squared off against MMA competitor Mikuru Asakura in the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, as part of the Rizin promotion. Following his fight, Mayweather praised the country of Japan and it’s fans, who were vocal about their support throughout the match.
The Japanese MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura was the opponent in Floyd Mayweather’s most recent exhibition triumph. The 45-year-old multi-weight champion had another simple workout when the two squared off on Saturday night in Japan’s Saitama Super Arena. Although the fight was an exhibition, Mayweather’s undefeated professional record of 50-0 was not in jeopardy, and even though there were three two-minute rounds planned, he only needed two to win.
Full Fight Card
- Floyd Mayweather defeated Mikuru Asakura
- Nadaka Yoshinari won against Bandasak So Trakunpet
- Hiromasa Ogikubo lost against Soo Chul Kim
- Kyohei Hagiwara defeated Chihiro Suzuki
- Juri Ohara lost against Luiz Gustavo
- Shoma Shibisai defeated Cally Gibrainn de Oliveira
Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura Match Events & How it Unfolded?
The left-handed Japanese fighter, who has a 16-3 record in mixed martial arts, attempted to feint in the opening round while sporadically striking Mayweather, to the audience’s applaud. Following the restart, Asakura made an effort to apply more pressure and seemed to be making Mayweather uneasy on his feet. This prompted Mayweather to take action and launch a flurry of strikes to the head before hitting his opponent with a right cross. Asakura was unable to muster the motivation to continue fighting as the referee conducted a standing count.
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