Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s absence from boxing after announcing his retirement from professional boxing in 2017 has been almost imperceptible. In the midst of 2022, he steps back into the ring to offer an exhibition fight, now against enthusiastic Japanese MMA fighter Mikuru Asakuratoday. Find here the preview, predictions and odds for this fight that you can enjoy in the United States through FITE (PPV).
The privileged ones who will have the opportunity of the most dominant boxer of the previous decade are the Japanese boxing fans. It will be in that Asian country where Mayweather Jr. will once again step into the ring in an exhibition fight after having done so in December 2018, June 2021 and May 2022.
Floyd Mayweather Jr’s opponent, Mikuru Asakura, besides being a renowned local MMA fighter, is also a famous youtuber, so it is a fact that the fight will have an audience not only in Japan, but around the world. The Pretty Boy has earned international fame based on his boxing talent that led him to become a five-division World Champion.
Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura:Fight information
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022
Time: 11:00 PM (ET)
Location: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
Live stream:FITE (PPV)
Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura: Time by State in the US
ET: 11:00 PM
CT: 10:00 PM
MT: 9:00 PM
PT: 8:00 PM
Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura: Storylines and Head-to-Head
To talk about Floyd Mayweather Jr. is to talk about one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the history of the sport. Simply put, he retired undefeated after 50 fights in which he was crowned world champion in five different divisions. The latter, a feat that only five fighters in history have managed to conquer.
At the exhibition fights level, Pretty Boy has faced kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in 2018, whom he defeated by TKO in the first round, Youtuber Logan Paul and former boxer Don Moore, against whom he did not take a points count and therefore there was no winner.
How to watch or live stream Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura in the US?
Mayweather Jr. will face an enthusiastic but inexperienced opponent. Mikuru Asakura, 30, has an MMA record of 20 fights, 16 wins, 3 losses and 1 no contest. Boxing will be his first experience. Enjoy this fight in the United States through FITE (PPV $29.99).
Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura:Predictions and Odds
It is more than clear who is the big favorite to win this fight. Considering his professional and exhibition fights after his retirement, it will be the 54th time Floyd MayweatherJr.steps into a boxing ring, while it will be the debut of Mikuru Asakura. It should be noted that the fight has been agreed to only 3 rounds.
| Odds | |
| Floyd Mayweather Jr | -2500 |
| Mikuru Asakura | +800 |
*Bet365 odds