Shinsuke Yamanaka
Career, Record, Stats
Shinsuke Yamanaka (Kami no hidari) is a 42-year-old retired Japanese professional boxer. He is a former bantamweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 12 years, 1 month, and 22 days, Yamanaka amassed a record of 27-2-2, which includes 19 wins via KO, 9 of which were in world-title fights.
Shinsuke Yamanaka's Boxing Career
Shinsuke Yamanaka was born in Konan, Shiga, Japan on October 11, 1982. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on January 7, 2006 against Hitoshi Takahashi. Yamanaka defeated Takahashi via 6-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Yamanaka became a world champion at the age of 29 after 16 professional fights. He challenged Christian Esquivel for the vacant WBC bantamweight title and stopped Esquivel in the 11th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the The Ring bantamweight world title as well.
Yamanaka's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Luis Nery at age 35, on March 1, 2018, in which he lost his The Ring bantamweight title.
Some of Shinsuke Yamanaka's best fights have been against Vic Darchinyan, Malcolm Tuñacao, Liborio Solís, Tomás Rojas, and Ryosuke Iwasa. For a complete list of Yamanaka's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Shinsuke Yamanaka".
Yamanaka has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Shinsuke Yamanaka Losses".
Shinsuke Yamanaka's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | Mar 01, 2018 | 35 | 
Luis Nery 23 25-0 | loss | TKO 2 |
30 | Aug 15, 2017 | 34 |
Luis Nery 22 23-0 | loss | TKO 4 |
29 | Mar 02, 2017 | 34 |  Carlos Carlson | win | TKO 7 |
28 | Sep 16, 2016 | 33 | Anselmo Moreno | win | TKO 7 |
27 | Mar 04, 2016 | 33 | 
Liborio Solís 33 23-3-1 | win | UD 12 |
26 | Sep 22, 2015 | 32 | Anselmo Moreno | win | SD 12 |
25 | Apr 16, 2015 | 32 | Diego Santillan | win | KO 7 |
24 | Oct 22, 2014 | 32 | Suriyan Sor Rungvisai | win | UD 12 |
23 | Apr 23, 2014 | 31 | Stephane Jamoye | win | TKO 9 |
22 | Nov 10, 2013 | 31 | Alberto Guevara | win | KO 9 |
21 | Aug 12, 2013 | 30 | Jose Nieves | win | KO 1 |
20 | Apr 08, 2013 | 30 | 
Malcolm Tuñacao 35 32-2-3 | win | TKO 12 |
19 | Nov 03, 2012 | 30 | 
Tomás Rojas 32 39-13-1 | win | KO 7 |
18 | Apr 06, 2012 | 29 | 
Vic Darchinyan 36 37-4-1 | win | UD 12 |
17 | Nov 06, 2011 | 29 | Christian Esquivel | win | TKO 11 |
16 | Mar 05, 2011 | 28 | 
Ryosuke Iwasa 21 8-0 | win | TKO 10 |
15 | Oct 24, 2010 | 28 | José Silveira | win | RTD 9 |
14 | Jun 20, 2010 | 27 | Mikio Yasuda | win | TKO 7 |
13 | Mar 06, 2010 | 27 | Kazuharu Morimoto | win | KO 1 |
12 | Nov 07, 2009 | 27 | Yuta Uetani | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Jul 04, 2009 | 26 | Masanori Murata | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Mar 21, 2009 | 26 | Wanpadechsuk Sithsaithong | win | TKO 3 |
9 | Jan 17, 2009 | 26 | Ryuichi Funai | win | TKO 7 |
8 | Oct 04, 2008 | 25 | Zaragoza Uema | win | UD 8 |
7 | Apr 22, 2008 | 25 | Kenichi Yamaguchi | draw | PTS 8 |
6 | Oct 31, 2007 | 25 | Toyoto Shiraishi | win | MD 8 |
5 | Aug 29, 2007 | 24 | Yoichi Oguma | win | SD 6 |
4 | Apr 07, 2007 | 24 | Takeo Sato | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Dec 16, 2006 | 24 | Yuta Sato | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Aug 23, 2006 | 23 | Keiji Yokomamura | draw | PTS 5 |
1 | Jan 07, 2006 | 23 | Hitoshi Takahashi | win | UD 6 |