MATSUDO, CHIBA PREF. ¨C No matter how one of the all-time best boxers views his New Year¡¯s Eve showdown with Tenshin Nasukawa, the kickboxing phenom is planning to shock the world by putting on a competitive fight.
With two weeks to go until his special three-round exhibition boxing match against superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. at a Rizin 14 mixed martial arts event on Dec. 31 at Saitama Super Arena, Nasukawa insisted that he is getting prepared and gaining confidence.
¡°I¡¯ve been able to absorb so many various different moves,¡± said Nasukawa, who had just returned home from a two-week training camp in Las Vegas, at an open workout at Teppen Gym on Tuesday evening.
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