Tenshin Nasukawa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tenshin Nasukawa
Occupation	Kickboxer
Date Of Birth	Aug 18, 1998(1998-08-18)
Age	26
Birthplace	Chiba
Country	Japan
Birth City	Chiba Prefecture
Horoscope	Leo

Tenshin Nasukawa Biography

Tenshin Nasukawa is one of the most popular and richest Kickboxer who was born on August 18, 1998 in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. On the 8th of December on the 8th of December, the 8th of December, 2015 Rizin revealed a bout that would be fought between Takeru along with Chinese fighter, Yang Ming, for their New Year’s Eve celebration. In the press conference, Rizin the president Sakakibara accepted requests from fans to hold an Nasukawa fight against. Takeru fight, however Sakakibara said that there wasn’t enough time to announce the fight. He also said he would try for it in 2016.

On the 5th of August on 2015 Takeru stated to the press that he would be looking forward to fighting Nasukawa in the event that K-1 can arrange the fight. K-1 Japan’s group producer Mitsuru Miyata has demanded for Nasukawa be signed to an exclusive deal with K-1 for him to stage the fight. Nasukawa’s trainer as well as RISE president Takashi Ito, has told the fighting sports journal Fight & Life, that he would be willing to allow Nasukawa fight in a K-1 fight, however, he isn’t willing to sacrifice Nasukawa for an exclusive agreement with K-1.

On May 31, 2015, Nasukawa fought for the Rise bantamweight title after compiling a 5-0 record. He won his first title fight by TKO in the second round against Yuta Murakoshi. On August 1, 2015, he won the Blade 55 kg tournament.

After his Muay Thai debut on December 5, 2016, Japanese MMA promotion Rizin Fighting Federation offered him to make his MMA debut on their December 29 event. Nasukawa accepted the short notice offer, and began to train MMA for the first time. He won his first fight by TKO in the first round. After the fight, he announced his desire to fight in Rizin’s New Year’s Eve event in 2 days. Rizin president Nobuyuki Sakakibara granted his wish and he won the fight by guillotine choke in the second round.

The year 2015 was the first time that K-1 was officially a partnership with the newest MMA organization, Rizin Fighting Federation. Rizin President, Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced that Rizin is open to making agreements with any fighting organization, which is why RISE began working with Rizin too. This partnership made it likely to see a match between Segawa and Nasukawa.

Tenshin Nasukawa Net Worth

Tenshin Nasukawa is one of the richest Kickboxer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tenshin Nasukawa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

On the 21st of November in 2015. Takeru was the first to defend his K-1 the world championship of 55 kg Charles Bongiovanni, he won the match by KO. Following the fight, in the interview inside the ring, Takeru announced his desire to fight in Rizin two weeks following the time Nasukawa made the same announcement. When Takeru returned to the stage, Nasukawa approached him and demanded that he fight. The fight could take place in Rizin even in rising tensions from the Rise or K-1 Cold War. At the press meeting, Takeru mentioned that he didn’t recognize Nasukawa and couldn’t understand the message because of the noise from the crowd and assumed he was an admirer. Takeru stated that he was ready to take on Nasukawa in the event that it is it is offered. Following the event, Nasukawa tweeted that Takeru was willing to fight at New Year’s Eve.

November 8, 2015 Nasukawa won a knockout win against French Muay Thai fighter Mike Alamos. Following the fight in the ring Nasukawa declared that he would like take on Rizin.

Nasukawa has been calling out Three-division K-1 champion Takeru Segawa since June 8, 2015. But due to contractual obligations, both fighters were not able to meet in the ring. At that time, K-1 and Rise were in a “Kickboxing Cold War” since 2010.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tenshin Nasukawa height 5 ft 5 im Tenshin weight 56 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Tenshin Nasukawa Dating?

According to our records, Tenshin Nasukawa is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Tenshin Nasukawa’s is not dating anyone.

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On December 31, 2017, Nasukawa won Rizin’s Kickboxing 57 kg tournament. In an attempt to quash the cold war and influence K-1 and Rise to make the Takeru fight, Nasukawa made sure the show was being broadcast live so Rizin was not be able to cut any of his comments. Post-fight, in the ring, Nasukawa engaged the crowd by asking who they want him to fight next and the crowd screamed Takeru’s name.

Facts & Trivia

Tenshin Ranked on the list of most popular Kickboxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Tenshin Nasukawa celebrates birthday on August 18 of every year.

On June 18, 2017, after Takeru knocked out Buvaisar Paskhaev, K-1 commentator, Masato, expressed his desire to see Takeru fight Nasukawa but the 2 other commentators ignored his comments. 2 days later, K-1’s official YouTube channel uploaded the full fight video of Takeru and Paskhaev but a few hours later it was deleted and re-uploaded with without Masato’s comments.

Top Facts about Tenshin Nasukawa

1. Tenshin Nasukawa is a 22-year-old Japanese professional kickboxer.
2. He has a record of 31 wins and 0 losses in kickboxing.
3. Nasukawa also competes in MMA with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss.
4. He won the RISE featherweight championship at age 18.
5. Nasukawa defeated Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition boxing match in 2018.
6. His fighting style includes karate, kickboxing, and Muay Thai techniques.
7. Nasukawa is known for his speed, agility, and powerful kicks.
8. He has been compared to Bruce Lee for his martial arts skills.
9. Nasukawa has over 500k followers on Instagram (@tenshin.nasukawa).
10. He was named the MVP of the K-1 World Grand Prix tournament in 2017.

Is Tenshin Nasukawa a good fighter?

Not so for kickboxing superstar Tenshin Nasukawa. The Japanese MMA star has bounced back from his humbling loss to Mayweather in 2018 and is unbeaten in 11 fights since. His full kickboxing record reads 41-0, with 30 knockouts.

Why did Mayweather fight Tenshin Nasukawa?

In his post-fight salutation inside the ring, Mayweather mentioned that the fight was “about entertainment” and having “fun”. The 41-year-old also consoled Nasukawa and told him that this loss won’t blemish his record.

What happened to Tenshin Nasukawa?

Within 140 seconds of the one-sided fight, Nasukawa was knocked down 3 times in the first round and his corner subsequently threw in the towel. Nasukawa faced Takanori Gomi in a two-round exhibition boxing match at Rizin 33 – Saitama on December 31, 2021.

What is Tenshin Nasukawa's record?

▷ Tenshin Nasukawa ( 40-0-0 ) – Fights, Stats, Videos – FITE.

How much did Mayweather make vs tenshin?

In his fight against Tenshin Nasukawa, Mayweather reportedly made $9 million.