
Tenshin Nasukawa, world ranking professional boxing bantamweight, holds a press conference in Tokyo.
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Tenshin Nasukawa challenged WBC same-weight champion Takuma Inoue on September 27th and lost by decision. His subsequent comments were criticized by some.
Tenshin Nasukawa (28), a world-ranked bantamweight professional boxer, held a press conference in Tokyo on the 19th. He expressed his thoughts, saying that the criticism he received mainly on SNS was "excessive."
Nasukawa is a former kickboxing champion who switched to boxing in 2023. On September 27th, he challenged World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Takuma Inoue (Ohashi), who was knocked down in the 7th inning, but lost by decision. He also lost to Taku Inoue last November, making it his second consecutive loss.
Nasukawa's comments after this match were criticized by some fans and former world champions.
Nasukawa explained his true intentions at a press conference.
``When I said, ``I lost at boxing,'' I meant that the human Tenshin Nasukawa lost at the sport of boxing, so I meant it as a statement that acknowledged the sport the most.''
``I said, ``I don't feel like I lost,'' because I was trying to motivate myself. I felt that if I didn't do that, I wouldn't be able to move on. After the match was over, I knew I had lost the point because I had lost.''
Nasukawa has a total of approximately 4 million registrants and followers on major SNS such as Instagram and X. Up until now, there has been a tendency to be divided between pros and cons regarding comments made and the content of matches, but this time the ``flame'' lasted for three weeks and was the first time I had experienced it.
``I've been dodging them until now, but now I feel like I need to attack,'' he said at the press conference.
"We live in a world where someone's words can change your life, for better or for worse. Not everyone can take the brunt of the conversation like I can, and even I feel shaken at times."
``There are many cases where people have died (due to slander),'' he complained.
He then said, ``What I want to convey is that SNS is not real society. You should live properly in real society, and then the internet is a place where you can have fun and have fun.''
Training has already resumed. ``I want to quit boxing and do fist fights,'' he said.
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