Review: 2013-08-12, fight not particularly good between Shinsuke Yamanaka and Jose Nieves: it gets two stars. The undefeated Shinsuke Yamanaka (18-0-2, 13 KOs) entered as the No.1 bantamweight in the world while Jose Nieves (22-2-3, 11 KOs) entered as the No.30. Yamanaka vs Nieves is valid for the WBC bantamweight title (Yamanaka’s fourth defense) . Watch the video!
Review: 2012-04-08, pretty good fight with three knockdowns: Shinsuke Yamanaka vs Malcolm Tunacao gets three stars. The undefeated Shinsuke Yamanaka (17-0-2, 12 KOs) entered as the No.1 bantamweight in the world while Malcolm Tunacao (32-2-3, 20 KOs) entered as the No.3. Yamanaka vs Tunacao is valid for the WBC bantamweight title (Yamanaka’s third defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-11-03, usually a fight like Shinsuke Yamanaka vs Tomas Rojas would get three stars, but thanks to the final knockout this match gets 4 stars: it could be a candidate for Knockout of the Year 2012. The undefeated Shinsuke Yamanaka (16-0-2) entered as the No.2 bantamweight in the world while Tomas Rojas (39-13-1) entered as the No.6. Yamanaka vs Rojas is valid for the WBC bantamweight title (Yamanaka’s second defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-04-06, fight not very spectacular between Vic Darchinyan and Shinsuke Yamanaka: two stars (fight ended by unanimous decision). Vic Darchinyan (37-4-1) entered as the No.6 bantamweight in the world while the undefeated Shinsuke Yamanaka (15-0-2) entered as the No.4. Darchinyan vs Yamanaka is valid for the WBC bantamweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-06, pleasant fight with four knockdowns between Shinsuke Yamanaka and Christian Esquivel. In the sixth round Yamanaka knocks down Esquivel but in the seventh is the Mexican that surprises the Japanese. The fight ends in the eleventh round when Yamanaka knocks down Esquivel two times winning the vacant WBC bantamweight title. The undefeated Shinsuke Yamanaka (14-0-2) entered as the No.6 bantamweight in the world while Christian Esquivel (24-2-0) entered as the No.10. Yamanaka vs Esquivel was on the undercard of Takahiro Ao vs Devis Boschiero. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-03-05, Shinsuke Yamanaka vs Ryosuke Iwasa was a very nice fight as often happens in Japan, where the fighters never give up: four stars for one of the best boxing fights of 2011. Both undefeated, Shinsuke Yamanaka was the champion of the Japanese bantamweight title and entered the fight with a record of 13-0-2, while his opponent Ryosuke Iwasa, younger than seven years, had a record of 8-0-0. Yamanaka vs Iwasa is valid for the Japanese bantamweight title. Watch the video!
