What time is Mayweather vs Asakura? UK time, date and ring walks
Your complete guide to timings for Mayweather vs Asakura including fight time and date.
Floyd Mayweather returns to the ring once again for an exhibition bout with a twist in Saitama, Japan with an intrigued audience set to tune in from around the world.
The 50-0 undefeated boxing titan will face Japanese MMA superstar Mikuru Asakura, who is usually more accustomed to karate and jiu-jitsu in a one-off, three-round clash.
Around 37,000 fans are expected to pour into the arena to watch the spectacle which looks set to earn Mayweather a cool $20 million for up to nine minutes work.
Mayweather hung up his gloves in 2015 but returned for one final professional bout against Conor McGregor. Since then, he has fought three opponents, two of them in non-scored bouts.
Asakura racked up 16 professional MMA victories in his 20-match career and has gone on to become an esteemed YouTube presenter with 2.57 million subscribers and over a billion views on his videos.
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When is Mayweather vs Asakura?
Mayweather vs Asakura takes place in the early hours of Sunday 25th September 2022. It will go ahead at Sunday midday in Japanese time, meaning US fans can tune in on Saturday night.
British fans must brave an early start if they are to soak up the drama live on TV in the small hours of Sunday morning.
What time is Mayweather vs Asakura?
TV coverage of Mayweather vs Asakura starts from approximately 4am UK time in the early hours of Sunday morning on FITE in the UK.
The undercard will commence prior to 4am with plenty of action prior to the main event between Mayweather and Asakura.
Mayweather vs Asakura ring walk time
Mayweather and Asakura are likely to make their ring walks at approximately 4am UK time with the action expected to begin shortly after, possibly around 4:30am. However, this is subject to change. Be on guard for a quick start.
A lot depends on the undercard. The fight time is subject to change depending on how the previous fights develop.
Mayweather vs Asakura undercard
Below is the undercard information for the Mayweather vs Asakura fight:
Super RIZIN card
- Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura – Boxing Exhibition Bout
- Nadaka Yoshinari vs Bandasak So Trakunpet – Kickboxing Bout
RIZIN 38
- Kyoji Horiguchi vs Yuto Hokamura
- Hiromasa Ogikubo vs Soo Chul Kim
- Kyohei Hagiwara vs Chihiro Suzuki
- Juri Ohara vs Luiz Gustavo
- Shoma Shibisai vs Cally Gibrainn de Oliveira
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