Hiram Moreno
Floyd Mayweather is ready to step back into the ring despite his retirement as a professional boxer in 2017, and he will fight in what is his fourth exhibition bout since his retirement. His last fight was against Don Moore, and this time, he will fight against mixed martial arts fighter and youtuber Mikuru Asakura.
The fight is scheduled for September 25, 2022, and will be held at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Therefore, the event could be tuned in late at night on this side of the world, as the fight will begin at 12:00 a.m. ET, approximately.
The bout will be under the bill of a Rizin event, a mixed martial arts organization in Japan, and it is not known yet under which rules the two fighters will face each other.
What we have been able to know is the amount of money that “Money” could get thanks to this event, and here at JefeBet we tell you everything about it.
Updated Purse and Prize Money Breakdown for the Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura Fight on September 25 2022
After having a successful boxing career and having accumulated a lot of capital, we all know that Floyd Mayweather is not a man who won’t move without a good financial incentive, and this is what Rizin offered to get him to agree to this fight.
While the figures at this time are merely tentative and could change based on the fight’s pay-per-view sales, Floyd Mayweather is expected to return home with approximately $20 million to $30 million in his bank account after the fight.The numbers could increase with certain variables.
In fact, Mayweather has already started to receive profits even before the fight, as it is known from Mayweather’s own mouth that the boxing star was paid $1.5 million dollars just to appear at a press conference regarding the fight, where he mentioned the following:
I’m coming to you live. You want to know how much money I got for coming here? 1.5 (million dollars).
Floyd Mayweather
For his part, Mikuru Asakura will not see earnings as great as Mayweather’s since he does not have as much global recognition as the American fighter, but his earnings are also expected to be in the $15 million to $20 million range.
