Floyd Mayweather came out of retirement briefly to score a lucrative victory in an exhibition boxing match in Japan over kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa that will do more for his bank balance than it did for the reputation of combat sports.
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Mayweather stays unbeaten, takes down Japanese youngster in boxing exhibition
Monday, December 31st, 2018 Mayweather stops short of guaranteeing knockout of kickboxer in Japan
Saturday, December 29th, 2018
?Floyd Mayweather is promising entertainment when he fights Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in three rounds of exhibition boxing on Monday in Tokyo, but not necessarily a knockout.
Mayweather taps out, calls upcoming fight against Japanese kickboxer ‘entertainment’
Friday, December 7th, 2018
Floyd Mayweather says he and Japanese kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa will meet after all — but only in a nine-minute New Year's Eve exhibition.
F3 driver Sophia Floersch reportedly breaks spine in terrifying crash
Sunday, November 18th, 2018
German Formula 3 driver Sophia Floersch suffered a broken spine in a horrific, high-speed crash at the Macau Grand Prix on Sunday. Floersch reportedly lost control in contact down a straightaway, launched off a curb and bounced off Sho Tsuboi’s car.
Unbeaten Mayweather to fight Japanese kickboxer on New Year’s Eve
Monday, November 5th, 2018
Floyd Mayweather is planning on fighting Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa on Dec. 31 in Saitama, north of Tokyo. The 41-year-old Mayweather is 50-0 in his boxing career but has never fought professionally under MMA rules.
Trainer Graham Motion sets sights on Queen’s Plate win
Friday, June 29th, 2018
He's won the Kentucky Derby and two Breeders' Cup races. Now trainer Graham Motion has his sights on adding the $1-million Queen's Plate to his impressive resume. The 54-year-old native of Cambridge, England, will send two Sam-Son Farm horses postward Saturday evening at Woodbine Racetrack.
Brad Gushue to face Kevin Koe in Players’ Championship quarter-finals
Friday, April 14th, 2017
Tiebreakers will be needed to round out the quarter-finals at the Players' Championship. Seven of the eight spots on both the men's and women's side were confirmed on Friday after round-robin play, with Saturday morning's tiebreakers deciding the final spots. Brad Gushue will play Calgary's Kevin Koe in men's quarter-finals.
Ronda Rousey breaks silence with ‘rock bottom’ Instagram post
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
Former UFC champ Ronda Rousey is turning to "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling for inspiration more than a week after getting humiliated in a comeback match against Amanda Nunes.
UFC star ‘Cyborg’ Justino facing potential doping violation
Thursday, December 22nd, 2016
Standout UFC fighter Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino has potentially violated the mixed martial arts promotion's anti-doping policy.
Man with terminal lung disease finishes marathon towing oxygen tank
Monday, November 28th, 2016
Evans Wilson, who has terminal lung disease, defied his own doctor's orders to complete the Seattle Marathon Sunday while towing an oxygen tank.