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Tenshin Nasukawa Set For Title Fight At RIZIN 16

Tenshin Nasukawa set for a big fight in his professional career. The kickboxing phenom has been booked for a title fight against ISKA featherweight champion Ahmed Ferradji. This contest is slated to take place at the upcoming RIZIN Fighting Federation event in Kobe, Japan, on June 2. The young Japanese sensation recently shared the boxing […]

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Tenshin Nasukawa set for a big fight in his professional career.

The kickboxing phenom has been booked for a title fight against ISKA featherweight champion Ahmed Ferradji. This contest is slated to take place at the upcoming RIZIN Fighting Federation event in Kobe, Japan, on June 2.

The young Japanese sensation recently shared the boxing ring with one of the greatest boxers of all-time in Floyd Mayweather. He lost by first-round TKO in December but rebounded with a spectacular knockout win in his return to kickboxing in March.

In his latest fight, he took on Fritz Biagtan in a kickboxing bout at Rizin 15 on April 21 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Nasukawa won the fight by third-round TKO in the co-main event.

“I would like to define my fight style for this fight so please look for the differences in the fight,” Nasukawa stated in a release. “I will dominate the fight and will deliver the most entertaining fight on the entire card.”

“I am honored to defend my belt in Japan against Tenshin Nasukawa,” Ferradji stated. “I can’t wait to perform in such a great stage as RIZIN.”

The promotion has also announced that Nasukawa’s teammate Daiju Shiratori versus Hiroto Yamaguchi will take place in a kickboxing bout on this show. In the main event, Rizin super atomweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki defends her title against Invicta FC atomweight champion Jinh Yu Frey.

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Video: Tenshin Nasukawa Destroys RIZIN 15 Opponent By TKO

Kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa destroyed his most recent opponent when he returned to action. Fritz Biagtan took on Nasukawa in a kickboxing bout at Rizin 15 on April 21 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Nasukawa won the fight by third-round TKO in the co-main event. Biagtan deserves credit as he last longer than […]

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Kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa destroyed his most recent opponent when he returned to action.

Fritz Biagtan took on Nasukawa in a kickboxing bout at Rizin 15 on April 21 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Nasukawa won the fight by third-round TKO in the co-main event. Biagtan deserves credit as he last longer than most fans expected but it wasn’t meant for him to win.

The finish of the fight saw Nasukawa connected with a brutal knee to the body that folded Biagtan and ended the fight. As a result, Nasukawa’s kickboxing record is now 30 wins with zero losses.

The young Japanese sensation recently shared the boxing ring with one of the greatest boxers of all-time in Floyd Mayweather. He lost by first-round TKO in December but rebounded with a spectacular knockout win in his return to kickboxing in March.

RIZIN 15 Results

Ji?í Procházka def. Muhammad Lawal by knockout (punches), round 3, 3:02 – for the inaugural RIZIN FF light heavyweight title

Tenshin Nasukawa def. Fritz Biagtan by technical knockout (knee), round 3, 1:23 – kickboxing bout

Kyoji Horiguchi def. Ben Nguyen by technical knockout (punches), round 1, 2:55

Roberto de Souza def. Satoru Kitaoka by technical knockout (punches), round 2, 3:55

Karl Albrektsson def. Christiano Frohlich by unanimous decision

Rena Kubota def. Samantha Jean-Francois by unanimous decision

Mikuru Asakura def. Luiz Gustavo by unanimous decision

Kana Watanabe def. Justyna Zofia Haba by unanimous decision

Damien Brown def. Toji Takeda by unanimous decision

Manel Kape def. Seiichiro Ito by knockout (punches), round 2, 3:58

Kanako Murata def. Saray Orozco by technical submission (Von Flue choke) round 2, 2:12

Thallisson Ferreira def. Taiga Kawabe by technical knockout (three knockdowns), round 2, 2:33 – kickboxing bout

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Manny Pacquiao Praises Tenshin Nasukawa for Match with Floyd Mayweather

Manny Pacquiao is in full support of Tenhsin Nasukawa’s opponent for RIZIN 15 but he wanted to give some respect to Nasukawa for stepping into boxing to face Floyd Mayweather, Jr. at RIZIN 14. Pacquiao met with RIZIN CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara in early Ap…

Manny Pacquiao is in full support of Tenhsin Nasukawa’s opponent for RIZIN 15 but he wanted to give some respect to Nasukawa for stepping into boxing to face Floyd Mayweather, Jr. at RIZIN 14. Pacquiao met with RIZIN CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara in early April looking to expand opportunities for Pilipino fighters in combat sports. The […]

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Tenshin Nasukawa Could Be Headed To ONE Championship

On the heels of the promotion’s biggest event, Tenshin Nasukawa may be on his way to ONE Championship. ONE Championship put on their biggest show to date last weekend, properly titled, ‘A New Era’. In many ways, it is a new era for the Asia-based promotion who debuted two of their highest profile free agent […]

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On the heels of the promotion’s biggest event, Tenshin Nasukawa may be on his way to ONE Championship.

ONE Championship put on their biggest show to date last weekend, properly titled, ‘A New Era’. In many ways, it is a new era for the Asia-based promotion who debuted two of their highest profile free agent signings in company history in Eddie Alvarez & Demetrious Johnson.

The night also saw Angela Lee take her first professional loss. Both Bibiano Fernandes and Shinya Aoki took home gold. Fernandes regained the bantamweight title from Kevin Belington amid controversy.

There were plenty of celebrities in attendee as well. One in particular was RIZIN Fighting Federation’s Nasukawa, who sat cageside taking in the nights action.

During the A New Era post-fight press conference, ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong was asked about the possibility of signing the teenage striking sensation (via APMMA):

“Tenshin was in the audience in the first row, and he has definitely expressed his opinion – privately and publicly – that he would like to join ONE Championship”, Sityodtong said (transcript via onefc.com).

“He does want to face Rodtang again, so I’m very excited to hold that fight in the future.”

Nasukawa currently lives in Singapore and trains at EVOLVE MMA. It seems like a perfect fit for both the fighter and promotion.

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ONE Championship CEO Teases Possibly Signing Tenshin Nasukawa

ONE Championship continues to try and make big moves to elevate their brand. After signing the likes of Eddie Alvarez and Demetrious Johnson, CEO Chatri Sityodtong wants to continue adding notable names. After a tremendous ONE: A New Era event in Japan…

ONE Championship continues to try and make big moves to elevate their brand. After signing the likes of Eddie Alvarez and Demetrious Johnson, CEO Chatri Sityodtong wants to continue adding notable names. After a tremendous ONE: A New Era event in Japan, Sityodtong spoke at the post-fight press conference. Sityodtong talked about the possibility of […]

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Tenshin Nasukawa Bounces Back From Floyd Mayweather Loss With Amazing KO Victory (Video)

This past New Year’s Eve, Floyd Mayweather Jr. returned to combat sports action when he fought kickboxing sensation Tenshin Nasukawa. The pair competed in a boxing exhibition bout under the RIZIN banner. Not surprisingly, Mayweather made very qui…

This past New Year’s Eve, Floyd Mayweather Jr. returned to combat sports action when he fought kickboxing sensation Tenshin Nasukawa. The pair competed in a boxing exhibition bout under the RIZIN banner. Not surprisingly, Mayweather made very quick work of Nasukawa. He defeated Nasukawa in the first round after his corner threw in the towel […]

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