Dubbed as “The Match,” the massive fight between kickboxing superstars Tenshin Nasukawa and Takeru Segawa had been teased and planned out for years. After seeming as though it might never come together, it was eventually booked for June 19. Unfortunately, it seems that controversy has struck just a couple of weeks before the event, resulting in one of Japan’s biggest fights in recent history losing their major TV deal.
Fuji TV, which was scheduled to carry the fight, announced Tuesday in Japan that it did not finalize a contract with the organizers and will not be broadcasting “The Match 2022.