Who won Mayweather vs Nasukawa?
Floyd Mayweather Jr beat Tenshin Nasukawa by knockout in the 1st round on Monday, December 31st, 2018, at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama City.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).
Mayweather vs Nasukawa stats
Back in December 2018, Floyd Mayweather Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 50 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Tenshin Nasukawa made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 0 wins and 0 draws.
The stats suggested Mayweather Jr had a massive power advantage over Nasukawa, boasting a 54% knockout percentage compared to Nasukawa's 0%.
Floyd Mayweather Jr was the older man by 21 years, at 42 years old.
Mayweather Jr had a height advantage of 4 inches over Nasukawa. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.
Both Floyd Mayweather Jr and Tenshin Nasukawa fought out of an orthodox stance.
Mayweather Jr was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 50 more fights, and made his debut in 1996, 28 years and 2 months later than Nasukawa, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 403 more professional rounds, totaling 403 compared to Nasukawa's 0.
Mayweather vs Nasukawa form
Mayweather Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Conor McGregor on August 26, 2017, by technical knockout in the 10th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Andre Berto on September 12, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Manny Pacquiao on May 2, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight, WBO World Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had won against Marcos Maidana on September 13, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight and WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
He had beaten Marcos Maidana on May 3, 2014, by majority decision in their WBC World Welterweight and WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Activity check
Mayweather Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.
What time did Mayweather vs Nasukawa start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 AM EST / 3:00 AM PST at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama City, United States, which was around 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.
What were the odds on Mayweather vs Nasukawa?
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