FLOYD MAYWEATHER GETS APOLOGY FROM RIZIN AFTER GOON THROWS FLOWERS AT HIS FEET – FIGHT WITH DEJI IS OFFICIAL
Las Vegas, Nevada (September 27th, 2022)– Floyd Mayweather’s Global Titans Fight Series has made it official with his fight with Deji in Dubai on November 13th.
Mayweather is coming off a 2nd round KO performance against RIZIN MMA star Mikuru Asakura this past Saturday in Japan. Also, Mayweather defeated his friend Don House in an exhibition in Dubai last May. Mayweather has also expressed future interest in fighting Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor in rematches for 2023.
The YouTube star, Deji, (1-0, 1ko) the brother of KSI, does have one professional boxing win over fellow YouTuber Yousef ‘Fousey’ Erakat by stopping him by TKO in round 2.
Tommy Fury, 23, (8-0, 4 Kos), the half-brother of Tyson is rumored to be on the undercard against Puerto Rican light-heavyweight Paul Bamba.
Rizin President Apologizes to Floyd Mayweather
Tokyo, Japan (September 27th, 2022)– President of Rizin, Noboyuki Sakakibara, has issued an apology for some of the behavior Floyd Mayweather experienced at Rizin 38.
Prior to this fight, at some Japanese combat sports events it is a custom, there was a ceremony where the fighters are presented with flowers. Tossing them to the ground is a clear act of disrespect.
Rizin President Noboyuki Sakakibara was extremely displeased at the treatment Mayweather received prior to his second bout with the promotion. He took to Instagram after the event to apologize for the behavior of this individual, promising that it will never happen again.
“Thank you for all who attended, and tuned in for today’s event. I truly appreciate all 22 fighters from the bottom of my heart. And again, we deeply apologize for letting such a vile individual step into the sacred ring. We promise that we will make sure such actions will never be taken place ever again,” Sakakibara wrote.
The disrespectful guy who tossed the flowers has been identified as Takushi Okuno, the leader of the Burdock political party. The South China Morning Post’s Nicolas Atkin describes them as “a small political party that failed to win a single seat in Japan’s 2022 Upper House.”
In an interview with EastSportsWeb Okuno was unapologetic for the incident, and claimed it was a response to Mayweather’s conduct around his 2018 bout against Tenshin Nasukawa. Mayweather made his opponent wait a few extra hours to get his hands wrapped.
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They will headline a STACKED card on November 13 in Dubai!
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Sunday November 13
Coca-Cola Arena
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