Mayweather scores KO in front of watching Pacquiao

US boxer Floyd Mayweather (R) fights against Japanese mixed martial artist Mikuru Asakura during their exhibition boxing match at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on September 25, 2022. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

Floyd Mayweather knocked out mixed martial arts fighter Mikuru Asakura in the second round on Sunday in Japan in the latest of the boxing great’s post-retirement exhibitions.

The 45-year-old Mayweather floored his opponent with a right hand as his former welterweight foe Manny Pacquiao watched ringside in Saitama.

The American Mayweather, who retired in 2017 with an unbeaten 50-0 record, afterward dismissed any prospect of a fight with the similarly retired Pacquiao.

US boxer Floyd Mayweather (C) reacts after his victory over Japanese mixed martial artist Mikuru Asakura in the second round of their exhibition boxing match at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on September 25, 2022. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

He was shown on TV relaxing in a dressing room full of takeaway fast food, prior to making his ring walk.

On another easy payday for the self-styled “Money” Mayweather, the bell to end the second round sounded as Asakura hit the canvas, but it failed to save the Japanese fighter and he was unable to beat the count.

“It was another blockbuster turnout… boxing for me is like breathing,” Mayweather said, adding he is looking to fight more “YouTubers and MMA guys”.

Philippine great Pacquiao is not on his radar.

“I retired for a reason,” said Mayweather. “I’m here to have fun and enjoy myself… but I’m not going to take no punishment to the point to where I can barely walk and barely talk.

“People will always pay to get a glimpse of Floyd Mayweather,” he said, before asking, “so why would I go out there and… fight a