The official date for the match between Tenshin Nasukawa and Takeru Segawa has finally been finalized, and the two will have a final showdown at the Tokyo Dome stadium on June 19, 2022.
On April 1, the tournament organizers posted the news on K-1's official Twitter account, and since it was April Fool's Day, a K-1 representative added: "This is a real decision, not an April Fool's Joke!"
In fact, before the official announcement, Wu Zun had already exposed the date and location of the match on his personal social media. After the official announcement, Nasugawa Tenshin added on Twitter, "I will wait for the game at the Tokyo Dome," to which Takezun responded, "Be sure to win the game at the Tokyo Dome." ”
The duel between these two players, who represent the ceiling of Japanese kickboxing and even the world's small-level kickboxing, has been highly anticipated by boxing fans for many years.
Although both are in the same country, in the same sport, in the same city, but the two have never fought, in the end who is the strongest king, this time finally can.
Wu Zun is 30 years old this year, with a professional record of 40-1, 24 KO, has been undefeated since 2012, and has won 3 levels of K-1 King, once won Krush -58KG First King, K-1 First Generation Super ChickWeight (-55KG) World King, K-1 First Generation FeatherWeight (-57.5KG) World King, K-1 Fourth Generation Super FeatherWeight (-60KG) World King. Since his debut, he has not lost a game since his debut.
Only 23 years old, Nasugawa Tenshin is known as the "Fighting Prodigy" and is known as the super genius of the Japanese martial arts world once in fifty years. His career record so far is 42 wins and 30 KO wins. He has beaten many strong men under kickboxing and MMA rules, and has won THE TITLES OF BLADE, ISKA, RIZIN AND RISE.
Nasugawa Tenshin also played an exhibition match with former boxing king Mayweather. He said the match against Wu Zun would be the last of his boxing career and then switched to boxing. "I decided to retire from kickboxing and switch to boxing because I've always been eager to take on challenges." Nasugawa Tenshin said in a statement.
The Tokyo Dome has always been an important part of top-notch fighting competitions, and it can accommodate 57,000 people. Every K-1GP final was played here from 1997 to 2006, and it has hosted several PRIDE competitions.
Tyson also played twice at the Tokyo Dome Stadium, the most famous of which was his first encounter with Waterloo, when Tyson, who had a professional record of 37-0, was knocked out of the tokyo dome stadium in Japan by the world's seventh-ranked Douglas KO.
Now, the matchup between Nasugawa Tenshin and Takezun will once again bring the Tokyo Dome stadium into focus.