On November 3, 2012, the 30-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Shinsuke Yamanaka (16-0-2, 11 KOs), faced a 32-year-old Mexican boxer Tomás Rojas (39-13-1, 26 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Yamanaka came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 28 days. Rojas was on a 3-fight win streak with a 49% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.
Shinsuke Yamanaka stopped Tomás Rojas via KO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Yamanaka improves his record to 17-0-2 (12 KOs), while Rojas adds a loss to his record at 39-14-1.
On August 12, 2013, the 30-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Shinsuke Yamanaka (18-0-2, 13 KOs), faced Jose Nieves, in a title defense fight.
Yamanaka came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days.
Shinsuke Yamanaka made quick work of Jose Nieves, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Yamanaka improves his record to 19-0-2 (14 KOs)
On September 16, 2016, Shinsuke Yamanaka and Anselmo Moreno met again in a rematch.
Yamanaka came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 12 days.
In the rematch, Shinsuke Yamanaka stopped Anselmo Moreno via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Yamanaka improves his record to 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
On April 8, 2013, the 30-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Shinsuke Yamanaka (17-0-2, 12 KOs), faced a 35-year-old Filipino boxer Malcolm Tuñacao (32-2-3, 20 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Yamanaka came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 5 days. Tuñacao was on a 11-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 17 days.
Shinsuke Yamanaka stopped Malcolm Tuñacao via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Yamanaka improves his record to 18-0-2 (13 KOs), while Tuñacao adds a loss to his record at 32-3-3.
On November 10, 2013, the 31-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Shinsuke Yamanaka (19-0-2, 14 KOs), faced Alberto Guevara, in a title defense fight.
Yamanaka came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 29 days.
Shinsuke Yamanaka stopped Alberto Guevara via KO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Yamanaka improves his record to 20-0-2 (15 KOs)
On April 23, 2014, the 31-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Shinsuke Yamanaka (20-0-2, 15 KOs), faced Stephane Jamoye, in a title defense fight.
Yamanaka came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 13 days.
Shinsuke Yamanaka stopped Stephane Jamoye via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Yamanaka improves his record to 21-0-2 (16 KOs)
On March 4, 2016, the 33-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Shinsuke Yamanaka (24-0-2, 17 KOs), faced a 33-year-old Venezuelan boxer Liborio Solís (23-3-1, 10 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Yamanaka came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 11 days. Solís was on a 14-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 16 days.
Shinsuke Yamanaka defeated Liborio Solís via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Yamanaka improves his record to 25-0-2, while Solís adds a loss to his record at 23-4-1.
On March 2, 2017, the 34-year-old WBC and The Ring bantamweight world champion, Shinsuke Yamanaka (26-0-2, 18 KOs), faced Carlos Carlson, in a title defense fight.
Yamanaka came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 14 days.
Shinsuke Yamanaka stopped Carlos Carlson via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring bantamweight titles. Yamanaka improves his record to 27-0-2 (19 KOs)
On April 16, 2015, the 32-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Shinsuke Yamanaka (22-0-2, 16 KOs), faced Diego Santillan, in a title defense fight.
Yamanaka came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 25 days.
Shinsuke Yamanaka stopped Diego Santillan via KO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Yamanaka improves his record to 23-0-2 (17 KOs)
On November 6, 2011, 29-year-old Shinsuke Yamanaka (14-0-2, 10 KOs) and Christian Esquivel fought for the vacant WBC bantamweight title.
Yamanaka came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 1 day.
Shinsuke Yamanaka stopped Christian Esquivel via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Yamanaka improves his record to 15-0-2 (11 KOs)