Shinsuke Yamanaka

country: Japan

27-2-2 (19 KOs)

Biography

Media

May

Naoya Inoue survives knockdown, KOs Luis Nery in six, retains undisputed 122-pound championship

by Doug Fischer

Naoya Inoue suffered a shocking knockdown during the opening round of his first defense of the undisputed junior featherweight championship...

Mar

Best I Faced: Anselmo Moreno

by Anson Wainwright

The technical skills and defensive wizardry of Anselmo Moreno helped him claim the WBA bantamweight title and reign for a...

Nov

Best I’ve Faced: Shinsuke Yamanaka

by Anson Wainwright

Big-punching Shinsuke Yamanaka continued a proud Japanese tradition of producing outstanding bantamweights. Yamanaka held the WBC bantamweight title for much...

Feb

Naoya Inoue named Japan’s boxer of the year

by Anson Wainwright

During a gala celebrating 2018’s best in boxing, the Japanese Boxing Commission and Sports Writers Club crowned Naoya Inoue as their ‘Fighter of the Year.’