Mayweather ‘blindsided’ by Japan annoucement

FLOYD MAYWEATHER denies he has agreed to face Tenshin Nasukawa in an official bout and had “never heard” of the Japanese kickboxer until this week.

The American boxer was said to have agreed to face Nasukawa on December 13. He says he had been asked to compete in a non-televised event for “wealthy spectators”.

“Once I arrived to the press conference, my team and I were completely derailed,” he said. “We should have put a stop to it immediately. I can assure you that I too was completely blindsided by the arrangements.”