Easy Money as Mayweather pounds Nasukawa in first-round TKO victory
- Undefeated American sends 20-year-old Japanese to the canvas three times
- Kick-boxing star’s camp throws in the towel before the end of the first round
US boxing superstar Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jnr sent undefeated Japanese kick-boxing prodigy Tenshin Nasukawa to the canvas three times on his way to a comprehensive victory in an exhibition New Year’s Eve multimillion-dollar rumble outside Tokyo held under boxing rules on Monday night.
Mayweather toyed with the 20-year-old despite being twice his age, flooring him almost at will before the Japanese camp threw in the towel less than three minutes into the first round.
Mayweather showed he’s still a brilliant boxer, clocking Nasukawa with a left hook that rocked the Japanese fighter. Nasukawa was left crying after losing the fight and had to be helped out of the stadium as 41-year-old Mayweather celebrated his latest victory.
Despite showing his class and winning without really having to turn it on in a complete mismatch, Mayweather said he was still retired and had come to Tokyo to “entertain”. “It was all about entertaining,” said Mayweather.
