Floyd Mayweather forgot his opponent's name ahead of his latest exhibition bout this weekend. Mayweather is taking on Mikuru Asakura, but 'Money' revealed he does not even know the name of the Japanese MMA star.The American fighter addressed the media ahead of his fight at the Super Saitama Arena, and totally disregarded the man he is facing off with.
Mayweather said: "I have never seen my opponent compete as an MMA fighter, I have never seen him compete as a boxer."I don't know his weight class.
I don't even know his name, and I don't even know the rules." The fight with Asakura is the American's latest exhibition bout since retiring in 2017. READ MORE: What smoking ring girls from Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor look like now Mayweather has already taken on YouTube star Logan Paul and former sparring partner Don Moore in non-competitive fights since hanging up his gloves with a 50-0 professional record.
Discussing his move to exhibition fighting, the 45-year-old described the bouts as a 'joke' and 'easy'.He commented: "When I am doing these exhibitions my opponents, they take it seriously.
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