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March 6th 2010-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Shinsuke Yamanaka (10-0-2, 6) Vs Kazuharu Morimoto (9-3-3, 1) Today Shinsuke Yamanaka [山中 慎介] is regarded as the best Bantamweight on the planet and a serious world class puncher. This bout, from before he first won the Japanese title, sees him facing Kazuharu Morimoto [森本 一春]. Just a fight later Yamanaka would go on to fight Mikio Yasuda for the national title.
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November 3rd 2012-Xebio Arena, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan Shinsuke Yamanaka (16-0-2, 11) Vs Tomas Rojas (39-13-1, 26) Japanese Bantamweight sensation Shinsuke Yamanaka is regarded by many as one of the hard hitting fighters, pound-for-pound, on the planet. One man who felt the power of "God's Left" first hand was Mexican Tomas Rojas who challenged Yamanaka for the WBC title back in November 2012. September 22nd 2015-Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Shinsuke Yamanaka (23-0-2, 17) Vs Anselmo Moreno (35-3-1, 12) As much as we slate and disparage our great sport we do have to admit that boxing has a lot of interesting match ups. Some of those are more than just "interesting" and are something a little bit "special". One such bout occurred when WBC Bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka put his title and unbeaten record on the line against former WBA "super" champion Anselmo Moreno in a bout that saw some fans in the west getting up in the early hours to watch. On paper it was the two most distinguished fighters in the Bantamweight division facing off in a bout for dominance and a bout that really tested the the different styles of the two men in action. In many ways it was the bout that the division really needed more than any other Note-We are unfortunately unable to remove the adverts from the bottom of this video. April 16th 2015- Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Osaka, Japan Shinsuke Yamanaka (22-0-2, 16) Vs Diego Ricardo Santillan (23-0, 15) The sensational Shinsuke Yamanaka has ruled the roost at the top of the Bantamweight division over the past few years courtesy of his dynamite left hand, which has been dubbed "God's Left". Recently he trying to prove his power against Argentinian challenger Diego Ricardo Santillan, who had claimed the only hand of god was that of his countryman Diego Maradonna. World title bouts can vary massively in their quality and range from opening round blow outs in complete mismatches to very competitive 12 round battles between similarly talented fighters. The recent WBC Bantamweight title fight between Japan's Shinsuke Yamanaka and Thailand's Suriyan Sor Rungvisai, the mandatory challenger to the title. We won't ruin the bout, for those who haven't seen it, but it did turn out to be a very good contest with a lovely clash of styles, a determined challenger and a competent champion. The bout may not have been action packed or a FOTY contender but it was a very contest and one we thoroughly enjoyed, we hope you do to! (Video courtesy of ทีเคโอ มวยโลก) We all know Shinsuke Yamanaka as one of the sports elite Bantamweights and one of the hardest punchers, pound-for-pound, in boxing today. Of course he's not always been thought of that highly and way back in 2009 he was seen as little more than a promising fighter. Thankfully that promise was on show when Yamanaka took on Thai visitor Wanpadechsuk Sithsaithong and scored a chilling knockout, predictably with his left hand. Although Yamanaka wasn't the proven fighter he is today you can see a lot of the same traits we see in today's version of the Japanese fighter. That includes the same under-used jab and the repeated, and relatively blatant, attempt to measure his foe for his straight left hand. It seems even back then Yamanaka had full belief in the power of his left hand and was happy to find a way to land it to head or body. One thing to note about this fight is the contradicting records of the Wanpadechsuk. Boxrec.com have him in as a 0-3 fighter whilst Japanese TV have him listed as being 7-2 (3). We tend to believe the Japanese on these sorts of things due to known inaccuracies in Thai records in the past. When we talk about the most dominant world champions in boxing we need to mention WBC Bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka. Since winning his world title back in November 2011 with an 11th round TKO against Christian Esquivel he has defended the belt 6 times with 5 of those bouts ending in T/KO and no one really coming close to beating the Japanese fighter. Yamanaka's most recent defence came against Belgium's former European champion Stephane Jamoye and the Japanese fighter really did as he pleased dominating a usually tough fighter who was dropped 4 times before eventually being stopped in round 9. The performance, whilst great on paper, did in a way make Yamanaka look like a 1-trick pony at times. Time and time again he was lining up his thunderous left hand though at the end of the day he was using it to great effect and it seemed that almost every time he landed he was hurting the visiting fighter who was unable to adapt. The fact Jamoye couldn't change his game plan, at all, allowed Yamanaka to do what he was doing. It is worth noting however that when pushed in other fights Yamanaka has shown an ability to adapt. We are awaiting to hear who Yamanaka will be defending his belt against next time out though it seems he will be back in October to defend against a highly ranked challenger. Hopefully that bout will be more compelling than this one which was simply too one sided. Over the years it's been rare for domestic fights in Japan to get rave reviews in the west though one relatively recent bout did get rave reviews for both the action it contained and for the fighters it involved. That bout was the 2011 Japanese Bantamweight title fight between the then champion Shinsuke Yamanaka and the very highly touted Ryosuke Iwasa. At the time neither man was a big name, in fact if anything Iwasa was the slightly bigger name with some in Japan tipping him as a potential star though Yamanaka was world ranked by the WBC and WBA at the time. This bout was Yamanaka's first defence but it was supposed to be Iwasa's coming out party and the fight that allowed him to announce himself as a legitimate future champion. What we ended up getting however was a bout that help both men increase their standing in the sport whilst also seeing Yamanaka defend his belt to remain unbeaten. The fight started somehwat slowly with both trying to establish their jabs in the opening minute or so. From then on however it became a fast paced but highly skilled war with the two men unloading when openings arose, and there was plenty of openings. The action and power of both men seemed to take it's toll at various points with Yamanaka notable shaken in round 2 and Iwasa coming apart late in the bout as he began to tire out. Despite the loss for the then 21 year old Iwasa he still impressed showing good skills, a lot of heart and real fighting spirit, all things that helped "Eagle Eye" win over fans. For Yamanaka this win helped boost him up the world rankings and in his very next fight he would go on to stop Christian Esquivel for the WBC world title, a title he still holds today. As for Iwasa he would go on to win both the Japanese and OPBF titles and the general view is that he will go on to claim a world title at some point. (Video courtesy of Gyuzen Meet the Meat Channel) Prior to 2011 very, very few people knew who Shinsuke Yamanaka was. In 2011 however Yamanaka took his chance to announce himself to the wider boxing public courtesy of 2 fights. The first of those was his thrilling victory over compatriot Ryosuke Iwasa which managed to become a bit of an internet hit with fans around the world and some put it up there as a FOTY contender. The second was his world title winning effort against against Mexico's Christian Esquivel, a bout that saw both men competing for the previously vacant WBC Bantamweight title. This was the bout that showed Yamanaka was more than just a Japanese level fighter, in fact it was a bout that showed Yamanaka was a world class puncher with dynamite in his left hand, great timing and and understated knowledge of distance, something that is often forgotten about him. Yamanaka's thunderous power was first on show in round 6 when he dropped the Mexican very late in the round to secure a 10-8 round. Although Yamanaka himself was down the following round he never looked hurt, though Esquivel did, several times in the round. In round 11 and whilst way up on the score cards Yamanaka went for the fan pleasing ending and managed to get it after dropping Esquivel for a second time in the round. Prior to the stoppage the Mexican looked in real trouble and Yamanka spotted it immediately. Since this win Yamanaka has proven his ability time and time again with numerous defences and is now regarded by many as the premier Bantamweight on the planet. For Esquiviel this has been 1 of 3 painful visits to Japan and he has since been stopped by Malcolm Tunacao and Shohei Omori. (Video, which is in Spanish, is courtesy of Boxeo De Gala) |
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