Integrated Sports will distribute the exhibition boxing match between International Boxing Hall of Famer and former 5-division world champion Floyd Mayweather and Japanese 2-time mixed-martial-arts champion Mikuru Askakura on September 24th, starting at 11 p.m. ET, live on a pay-per-view from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The PPV price is $29.99.
Mayweather-Askakura is scheduled for three rounds. The 45-year-old Mayweather, who retired from professional boxing with a perfect 50-0 record, fights out of Las Vegas. This will mark the first boxing match for Asakur, 30, who has a 16-3 MMA record.
The Mayweather-Askakura boxing exhibition headlines Super RIZIN, presented by Japanese MMA company RIZIN Fighting Federation, which will also feature a kickboxing match between Yoshinari Nadaka and So Trakunbet Bandasak.
The event will be distributed by Integrated Sports across North America live on Cable and Satellite Pay Per View via iN Demand, DIRECTV, DISH, Shaw PPV, Rogers, Bell TV, and SaskTel priced at $29.99. Additionally, it will be broadcast via Digital PPV on FITE (all FITE mobile, OTT Streaming and Smart TV apps) and PPV.com.
“We’re thrilled to distribute Mayweather-Askakura and Super RIZIN to combat sports fans throughout North America,” Integrated Sports president Doug Jacobs said. “People can’t get enough of Floyd and MMA fans around the world know RIZIN puts on great MMA shows.”
Why would anyone in their right mind buy this dreck? C’mon, Mayweather. If you’re going to fight? Stop doing this exhibition bullshit against nobodies and actually fight.
“Mayweather-Askakura is scheduled for three rounds”.
– Three rounds ??
Another bullshit exibition fight to take fight fans for stupid cash cows. Sad..
MORE BULLSHIT… I WOULDN’T PAY 29 CENTS FOR THIS SO CALLED FIGHT… STOP FLEECING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR MONEY MAYWEATHER… PUN INTENDED!!!!
Why would anyone pay a dime for this? Please help me understand who buys this ? I wouldn’t watch if it was free.
Right!! This one isnt even worth the free stream lol
Had a big story on the news here about Mayweather coming out of retirement for this. What a joke.
Also why no word on the death of Ernie Shavers?
UGH!! And painful to see You Floyd embroiled in these exhibitions. Cmon dude….Are you broke? Or are you such a narcissist that you just can’t help yourself anymore? PATHETIC! Oh and I laugh at the folks who keep stroking him with the whole, You know Floyd making his money line??!! Like you’re getting a cut? Really??!!!
Mayweather is milking his cow. Not smart. Who cares about these exhibitions, and who is stupid enough to pay for this crap?
The IRS are going after Floyd.
mayweather must owe the irs if it was free i would not watch this
Great book, The Year Ruth Hit A Thousand Home Runs. Ruth barnstormed around the country in the off season to make a few bucks. Mayweather doing the same thing. Make them bucks while you can.
I will watch it if they pay me $50.00
Paying for a FAKE boxing match how absurd, but you can’t blame Mayweather for trying after all he’s the GOAT at scamming money out of boxing fans in watching some of the least interesting PPV events in boxing history.
If you’ve paid for any of Floyd’s 50 “fights” you’ve paid for a fake boxing match. Rigged beyond belief and nothing but “entertainment”. Dudes the biggest joke the sport has ever soon. Absolute loser.
What a load of nonsense!!
Not even a youtube fight.
Mayweather, give Canelo a rematch or fight GGG, Bivol. These are meaningful fights, not this rubbish.
I bet Mayweather says he made 50M from this exhibition boxing match. lol
Well if according to “talksport” Mayweather is gonna pull in 88 million for this 3 round fight, why not?
It seems the japanesse fans love this freak shows just as they liked seen the muscular monsta bob sapp mma dude take a beating from a little guy! Sold out shows! Insane but, they pay what they want!
I use to hate the ideas of “exhibition” fights. It seemed pointless to me at first. Points like why would anyone pay to see Mayweather in this type of fight. Imagine if you were an actual fan of his. As a fan of a boxer we would hope to see our favorite boxer in the ring again in a safe way. Im not a fan of his, but he does have a large following who would rather see this over nothing. With the “exhibition” fights getting popular who knows what we could see. Bowe VS Lewis, Lewis VS Wladimir Klitschko or who knows. The matches are endless and we may see some of our favorites finally meet up even if its just a few rounds. I just hope to either have a real call on the winner / loser or no call. As long as its not a fake results like Tyson VS Jones Jr was. Calling a fight a draw just to avoid hurting Jones feelings. No results are official, but they should at least be honest.
With the worst economy in my lifetime right now, who on earth would pay for another Floyd Benefit Night?
If you are going to fight an MMA fighter, do it in the cage… It proves nothing otherwise.