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Names In The News: Floyd Mayweather Says NYE Fight Is Canceled

Now that I am back on U.S. soil after a long and disappointing trip to Tokyo, I now have the time to address you, my fans and the media in regard to the upcoming event on December 31st that was recently announced. First and foremost, I want it to be clear that I, Floyd Mayweather, never agreed to an official bout with Tenshin Nasukawa. In fact (with all due respect) I have never heard of him until this recent trip to Japan. Ultimately, I was asked to participate in a 9 minute exhibition of 3 rounds with an opponent selected by the "Rizen Fighting Federation". What I was originally informed of by Brent Johnson of "One Entertainment" was that this was to be an exhibition put on for a small group of wealthy spectators for a very large fee. This exhibition was previously arranged as a "Special Bout" purely for entertainment purposes with no intentions of being represented as an official fight card nor televised worldwide. Once I arrived to the press conference, my team and I were completely derailed by the new direction this event was going and we should have put a stop to it immediately. I want to sincerely apologize to my fans for the very misleading information that was announced during this press conference and I can assure you that I too was completely blindsided by the arrangements that were being made without my consent nor approval. For the sake of the several fans and attendees that flew in from all parts of the world to attend this past press conference, I was hesitant to create a huge disturbance by combating what was being said and for that I am truly sorry. I am a retired boxer that earns an unprecedented amount of money, globally, for appearances, speaking engagements and occasional small exhibitions.

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FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. is implying that a planned Dec. 31 fight with the Rizin Fighting Federation is not going to happen "over differences with the magnitude of the event." In an Instagram post Wednesday, Mayweather said that he initially agreed to a small exhibition and that he and his team were "completely derailed" and should have put a stop to Sunday's news conference at the time (ESPN.com, 11/7). ... Indian cricket captain VIRAT KOHLI "found himself at the receiving end of a major backlash on social media" after he asked a cricket fan to "leave India" after the fan said that he likes watching Australian and English batsmen more than the Indian ones. Kohli's response drew a "huge amount of criticism from social media users" (HINDUSTAN TIMES, 11/7). ... Two-time world champion swimmer FILIPPO MAGNINI was banned for four years by Italy's national anti-doping body. The 36-year-old, who retired last year, had not tested positive and "strongly denied he was guilty" (BBC, 11/6). ... The J.League handed S-Pulse Manager JAN JONSSON a one-match suspension "for entering the pitch and kicking a ball" during his side's 0-0 draw against Shonan Bellmare last week. Jonsson was "banished from the technical area" in the 65th minute of the match after "stepping onto the field and angrily booting a ball" (KYODO, 11/7). ... Former Real Madrid President LORENZO SANZ was "condemned to three years in jail" for tax offenses by the Madrid Provincial Court on Wednesday. The 75-year-old, who presided over the club from '95-00, was found guilty of "deliberately hiding" almost €6M from Spanish tax authorities in his '08 and '09 tax declarations (XINHUA, 11/7). 

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