Tenshin Nasukawa has a new opponent at Rizin 16. The Japanese stand up star is slated to face Martin Blanco in a kickboxing bout that will have the ISKA featherweight title on the line.
The promotion announced the bout via Twitter:
◆RIZIN.16 対戦カード変更のお知らせ
🇦🇷マーティン・ブランコ
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🇯🇵那須川天心 @TeppenTenshin📅日時：6/2(日)12:30開場 / 14:00開始
🏳会場：神戸ワールド記念ホール
📲詳細：https://t.co/ahvsfcyg37#RIZINFF #RIZIN2019 #RIZIN16 pic.twitter.com/VeTADubSsZ— RIZIN FF OFFICIAL (@rizin_PR) May 27, 2019
Tenshin had initially been scheduled to face Ahmed Ferradji in Kobe on June 2nd. However the French fighter has been removed from the card for reasons which remain unclear and in his place steps Blanco.
The little known Argentinian is a veteran of 43 fights and has won a handful of national kickboxing titles. Blanco will be moving up in weight for this match, having spent most of his career competing at 54kgs.
The event will be headlined by a super atomweight title between Ayaka Hamasaki and Jinh Yu Frey. Meanwhile two of Japan’s top female fighters will also go head to head when Kanna Asakura takes on Miyuu Yamamoto in a catchweight contest.
One fighter who won’t be featuring on the Rizin 16 card is Kyoji Horiguchi who challenges Darrion Caldwell for the bantamweight title in a rematch at Bellator 222.
Rizin 16, Kobe, June 2nd
Ayaka Hamasaki (c) vs. Jinh Yu Frey (For Super Atomweight Title)
Kickboxing: Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Martin Blanco (For ISKA Featherweight title)
Kanna Asakura vs. Miyuu Yamamoto (49kgs)
Yamamoto Arsen vs. Tim Eschtruth (61kgs)
Roque Martinez vs. Jake Heung (120kgs)
Kickboxing: Saiga Kizaemon vs. Kunitaka (59kgs)
Kickboxing: Itto vs. Nakamura Ken (60kgs)
Kickboxing: Hiroto Yamaguchi vs. Taiju Shiratori (63kgs)
