Tenshin Nasukawa, who was active in kickboxing, passed the boxing protest and talked about his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to strengthen myself and excite the boxing world."

Nasukawa, who has won all 47 fights in martial arts such as kickboxing, announced that he would switch to professional boxing after the last match in June last year.



After a training camp in the United States and other training, on the 9th, he faced a protest at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. I took a class test.



In the presence of about 100 journalists, he had three rounds of sparring with Japan's No. 1 Bantamweight Ranking Hitoshi Minami, demonstrating skillful defense as well as sharp jabs.



Nasukawa also showed sharp movements in shadow boxing after this, and passed the protest test together with the 97-point written test, saying, "It was the best score so far."



In the future, it is expected to face the debut match in April this year.



Nasukawa said, "It was something new, and I was nervous because there were so many people. I'm happy that I passed the exam, and it was fresh because I hadn't taken the exam since high school."



Then, after revealing the reason why he switched to boxing, "I simply want to become stronger," he enthusiastically said, "One goal is to win the belt, and I want to aim for that first. I want to strengthen myself and excite the boxing world." I talked about

Known as the "child prodigy" of the kickboxing world

Born in Chiba Prefecture, Tenshin Nasukawa (24) started kickboxing when he was in the fifth grade of elementary school, and when he was 15 years old, he belonged to the martial arts organization "RISE" and made his professional debut.



He has won many competitions and tournaments with his powerful left straight, and has won all 47 fights, including mixed martial arts, and has been called the "child prodigy" of the kickboxing world.



In June last year, he won a match called the fight of the century against Takeru, who achieved the first three-division title in history in another martial arts group "K-1", after a decision, and entered boxing. announced the turn of

Sparring opponent "faster than you can imagine"

Hitoshi Minami, who ranked first in the bantamweight division in Japan, who sparred with Tenshin Nasukawa, said, "I have pride in being number one, and Nasukawa wrote in an article that he was baptized as a professional. I thought about getting it, but it didn't work. It was faster than I imagined. The jab, the legs, the sharpness of the counter, everything was fast."