Boxer Floyd Mayweather on December 31 debut in MMA against a 20-year-old Japanese

The undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. will hold his debut battle according to the rules of mixed martial arts (MMA) on December 31 in a suburb of Tokyo under the auspices of the Japanese promotion Rizin. According to ESPN , this was announced at a press conference on Monday.

The rival of the 41-year-old veteran will be the 20-year-old Japanese kickboxer Tensin Nusukawa, who has already managed to win 27 fights according to the rules of kickboxing and 4 fights in the MMA.

Mayweather has on its account 50 wins in 50 fights according to the rules of boxing. He became a champion in five weight categories. In the last boxing match on August 26, 2017, the American won the Irish Konor McGregor by the technical knockout of Irish.

Earlier, the winner of the UFC ALLLUA Fighting Fighting Championship (UFC), Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov, offered Mayweather to hold a full -time duel according to the rules of mixed martial arts, but the American was ready to box with the Russian.