Yamanaka vs Nery

Who won Yamanaka vs Nery?

Luis Nery beat Shinsuke Yamanaka by technical knockout in the 4th round on Tuesday, August 15th, 2017, at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto.

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, and The Ring belts on the line.

Yamanaka vs Nery stats

Back in August 2017, Luis Nery stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Shinsuke Yamanaka made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 27 wins and 2 draws.

Luis Nery was the younger man by 12 years, at 23 years old.

Yamanaka had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nery. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Luis Nery and Shinsuke Yamanaka fought out of a southpaw stance.

Nery was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 3 months later than Yamanaka, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 181 more professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Yamanaka's 0.

Shinsuke Yamanaka was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 118lb division.

Yamanaka vs Nery form

Yamanaka had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Carlos Carlson on March 2, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Anselmo Moreno on September 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Liborio Solis on March 4, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto.

Before that, he had defeated Anselmo Moreno on September 22, 2015, by split decision in their WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

He had won against Diego Ricardo Santillan on April 16, 2015, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka.

Activity check

Yamanaka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Yamanaka vs Nery start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Yamanaka vs Nery?

Luis Nery was a 4/5 (-130) favorite going into the contest, while Shinsuke Yamanaka made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.