3 extraordinary details you may have missed from Floyd Mayweather's fight with MMA star Mikuru Asakura

Alan DawsonSep 26, 2022, 20:02 IST

Mikuru Asakura landed a solid punch on Floyd Mayweather.Photo by Getty Images

Floyd Mayweather, at age 45, returned to the ring Sunday and knocked out another opponent.
MMA star Mikuru Asakura actually had some success earlier in the bout.

Floyd Mayweather fought MMA star Mikuru Asakura in a boxing rules contest Sunday at a Rizin 38 show in Saitama, Japan.

Highlights of Floyd Mayweather and Mikuru Asakura's fight.Photo by Getty Images

Asakura's stunning shot came in the second round but it wasn't the most decisive, as Mayweather went on to finish the Japanese fighter by knockout.

Floyd Mayweather fought Mikuru Asakura in a highly-contested boxing exhibition.Photo by Getty Images

Moments after hitting Mayweather cleanly, Asakura ended up on the floor.

Mikuru Asakura got knocked down in round two.Photo by Getty Images

Though Mayweather was the one with his hand raised, Asakura may have raised his profile for doing to the all-time great boxer what few people had ever done by punching him off-balance.

Floyd Mayweather embraces Mikuru Asakura after beating him in round two.Photo by Getty Images

Though Mayweather was the one with his hand raised, Asakura may have raised his profile for doing to the all-time great boxer what few people had ever done by punching him off-balance.

Asakura's miracle shot was one of three details that fight fans may have missed if they had only seen a replay of Mayweather's second-round knockout and little else.

Floyd Mayweather in the Saitama, Japan, ring.Photo by Getty Images

Before the opening bell had been rung to get the Mayweather vs. Asakura exhibition underway, there was a bizarre moment involving flowers — a pre-fight ritual in Japan.

Floyd Mayweather beat Mikuru Asakura.Photo by Getty Images

Before the opening bell had been rung to get the Mayweather vs. Asakura exhibition underway, there was a bizarre moment involving flowers — a pre-fight ritual in Japan.

Mayweather is used to pre-fight shenanigans at his exhibitions.

Floyd Mayweather and Jake Paul clashed ahead of the Logan Paul exhibition.Photo by Getty Images

Another detail you may have missed from the Mayweather and Asakura event was the involvement of Jizzy Mack, one of Mayweather's bodyguards, in a fight of his own.

Kouzi KO'd Jizzy Mack.Photo by Rizin

Mayweather's next exhibition opponent is YouTube creator Deji.

Floyd Mayweather's next opponent is reportedly Deji.Photo by Getty Images

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3 extraordinary details you may have missed from Floyd Mayweather's fight with MMA star Mikuru Asakura

Floyd Mayweather fought MMA star Mikuru Asakura in a boxing rules contest Sunday at a Rizin 38 show in Saitama, Japan.

Asakura's stunning shot came in the second round but it wasn't the most decisive, as Mayweather went on to finish the Japanese fighter by knockout.

Moments after hitting Mayweather cleanly, Asakura ended up on the floor.

Though Mayweather was the one with his hand raised, Asakura may have raised his profile for doing to the all-time great boxer what few people had ever done by punching him off-balance.

Asakura's miracle shot was one of three details that fight fans may have missed if they had only seen a replay of Mayweather's second-round knockout and little else.

Before the opening bell had been rung to get the Mayweather vs. Asakura exhibition underway, there was a bizarre moment involving flowers — a pre-fight ritual in Japan.

Mayweather is used to pre-fight shenanigans at his exhibitions.

Another detail you may have missed from the Mayweather and Asakura event was the involvement of Jizzy Mack, one of Mayweather's bodyguards, in a fight of his own.

Mayweather's next exhibition opponent is YouTube creator Deji.