Floyd Mayweather cancels Japan kickboxing fight

Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather on Wednesday scrapped a planned fight with a Japanese kickboxer , claiming he had been duped into agreeing to the contest .In a lengthy statement posted on social media , Mayweather said he had been “ blindsided ” by organisers of the proposed bout against Tenshin Nasukawa , set for New Year ’ s Eve in Saitama.

“ I want it to be clear that I , Floyd Mayweather , never agreed to an official bout with Tenshin Nasukawa , ” Mayweather wrote on Instagram.

( AFP )