For most fans of fighting as a sport or a medium of entertainment, the name Tenshin Nasukawa might not ring a bell. Nevertheless, he is a famous Japanese kickboxer for his fights under the Rizin banner (mixed martial arts organization in Japan which was established by Nobuyuki Sakakibara in 2015) in the Bantamweight division. He first appeared after picking up a knockout victory in the fight against former Muay Thai champion Wanchalong Pk Senchaigym. He would later repeat the same victory via KO in the fight against Amnat Ruenroeng. For his victories and many other feats he achieved during his young career, the Combat Press ranked him as the 8th best bantam fighter in the world in 2018.
Tenshin Nasukawa Biography,
Tenshin Nasukawa was born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan on August 18, 1998. He started taking karate lessons at the age of five when he started taking karate lessons because his father wanted him to he becomes a disciplined man. Arriving in elementary school, he began his training in kickboxing and quickly mastered over 100 fights.
This, in turn, brought Tenshin’s offers at the age of twelve from fight promoters such as Akihiko Honda of Teiken Promotions Inc. When he was 14 years old as a high school student, he received a promotion offer from Teiken Promotions, who wanted to sign him to a huge contract that included monetary bonus of over $100,000. However, due to his love for kickboxing, the deal was turned down by Tenshin.
Spotting his enormous potential as a fighter, Yūichi Kasai, one of Teiken’s gymnastics coaches, famous for his work which produced world champions such as Toshiaki Nishioka and Takashi Miura, became his part-time boxing coach. . By the time Tenshin was eighteen and turned professional, he had already achieved a 99-5 amateur record in kickboxing.
Still a student in high school, Tenshin Nasukawa Wanchalong PK Senchaigym, Channel 7 champion and multiple Bangkok Lumpinee He achieved it with a return kick that eventually knocked Wanchalong out. Interestingly, this was Tenshin’s very first time wrestling and winning in Muay Thai. After this impressive feat, Japanese MMA Promotion organization “Rizin” signed him.
boxing records
In his short time as a Rizin fighter, TenshinNasukawa managed to reach commendable milestones in his career. As a karate fighter he started at the age of five, he earned a black belt in Kyokushin Kaikan. By the time he was eighteen, he had participated in more than 100 amateur kickboxing fights. As a professional kickboxer, he holds an impressive record of 27 fights, 27 wins (20 wins by knockout) and zero losses. In mixed martial arts (MMA), he totals 4 fights, 4 wins and zero losses (2 KOs, 2 submissions, 1 decision). More so, in terms of his amateur career, Tenshin has had 111 fights in total. Here he recorded 105 wins (62 by KO), 1 draw and 5 losses.
In his fighting career, most of his fights mainly in Tokyo, Japan. In 2017, he was the Rizin Kickboxing Flyweight Tournament Champion, as well as the RISE Kickboxing Bantamweight Division Champion. On November 1, 2018, he was ranked the 8th ranked bantamweight fighter in the world by Fight Press. The same month, it was announced that Tenshin Nasukawa would face Floyd Mayweather on December 31.
Family – Parents, Siblings
The family does everything for TenshinNasukawa. In almost all of his fights that usually take place in Tokyo, he normally has his family around to support him, which he described as a morale booster. His father, Hiroyuki Nasukawa, who happens to be one of his coaches, is credited for Tenshin’s chosen career choice. Hiroyuki was normally seen on a gym mat closely watching his son whenever he practiced or did his warm-ups.
His mother (name unknown) would mostly be spotted welcoming guest or visitors who come to Tenshin’s gym to watch him exercise. Tenshin also has a younger sister named Riri Nasukawa who is also a fierce fighter like him. So far she is looking to become as popular as her brother in MMA and she managed to get a 30-3 record (30 fights, 2 wins and 3 losses) as an amateur fighter. Moreso, she won her very first professional fight in 2018.
Personal life – girlfriend
Different from what is quite common among professional fighters in Europe and America, forming relationships early in a man’s life is not common in Japan, especially when looking to become a formidable fighter. It is believed that starting romantic relationships early in his career as a fighter of all categories could be distracting. Therefore, most fighters in Japan expect it much later, especially when they are ready to get married. Interestingly, this is also the case with Tenshin Nasukawa as he has yet to reveal that he is romantically involved with anyone.