Rizin Fighting Federation CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara is teasing a possible boxing match in between retired pugilist Manny Pacquiao and previous NJPW rival Kota Ibushi.
Kota Ibushi In the most recent Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer composed the following:” Sakakibara kept in mind how industry was when wrestlers did genuine battles in Pride and today no professional wrestlers are doing them. He stated they might work out the guidelines so it didn’t need to be a boxing match and Sakakibara even teased the concept of doing a professional wrestling match. He pressed the concept that in the previous the battling fan base and wrestling fan base had a huge crossover, however that isn’t the case, and attempted to press the concept Ibushi might bring battle fans back to being professional wrestling fans and broaden the audience. It’s been reported that talks in between the sides remain in really initial phases.”
