Floyd Mayweather calls off fight with Tenshin Nasukawa, says he was misled by Rizin and never agreed to an official bout

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November 7, 2018 9:03 PM

Floyd Mayweather says he was misled into thinking his fight with Tenshin Nasukawa would be an exhibition bout in front of wealthy spectators, not an official, televised fight.

Floyd Mayweather said on Wednesday that his fight with Japanese MMA fighter Tenshin Nasukawa through MMA firm Rizin was off.
Mayweather said he was under the impression that the fight would be an exhibition bout in front of a wealthy group of spectators, not a televised, official fight.
Mayweather said he did not interrupt a press conference for the fight because he was caught off-guard by the questions and didn't want to create a disturbance.
Some in the fight world had questioned whether the fight was legitimate.

Floyd Mayweather said on his Instagram page that his fight with Japanese MMA fighter Tenshin Nasukawa is off.

The fight with the MMA firm Rizin was initially announced as Mayweather's return to combat sports after rumors circulated about whether he would compete in UFC.

The fight was scheduled to take place in

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It would have gone against Mayweather's track record to step out of his comfort zone to take on a fighter, even for a large sum of money. When Mayweather fought Manny Pacquiao in 2015, he was accused of waiting until Pacquiao was on the decline of his fighting career, rather than when Pacquiao was closer to Mayweather's equal. For his 49th fight, Mayweather took on Andre Berto, considered a weaker opponent. His most recent bout came against Conor McGregor, who had no traditional boxing experience.

Mayweather concluded his Instagram by saying, "

Mayweather's announcement can be found below:

Now that I am back on U.S. ... @ floydmayweather

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