Who won Yamanaka vs Carlson?
Shinsuke Yamanaka beat Carlos Carlson by technical knockout in the 7th round on Thursday 2nd March 2017 at Kokugikan in Tokyo.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).
This contest was for the unified bantamweight championship of the world, with the WBC & The Ring belts on the line.
Yamanaka vs Carlson stats
Back in March 2017, Shinsuke Yamanaka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero loses and 2 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Carlos Carlson made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Yamanaka had a slight advantage in power over Carlson, with a 69% knock out percentage over Carlson's 59%.
Shinsuke Yamanaka was the older man by 8 years, at 34 years old.
Shinsuke Yamanaka fought out of the southpaw stance, while Carlos Carlson was an orthodox fighter.
Yamanaka was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 5 years and 2 months earlier than Carlson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 148 less professional rounds, 0 to Carlson's 148.
Carlos Carlson was ranked number 6 by the WBC in the 118lb division.
Yamanaka vs Carlson form
Yamanaka had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Anselmo Moreno on 16th September 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.
Previous to that, he had defeated Liborio Solis on 4th March 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto.
Going into that contest, he had beat Anselmo Moreno on 22nd September 2015 by split decision in their WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.
Before that, he had won against Diego Ricardo Santillan on 16th April 2015 by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka.
He had beat Suriyan Kaikanha on 22nd October 2014 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium, Osaka.
Activity check
Yamanaka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.
What time did Yamanaka vs Carlson start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.
What were the odds on Yamanaka vs Carlson?
Shinsuke Yamanaka was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Carlos Carlson made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.
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