Yamanaka vs Santillan

Who won Yamanaka vs Santillan?

Shinsuke Yamanaka beat Diego Ricardo Santillan by knockout in the 7th round on Thursday, April 16th, 2015, at Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka.

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 WBC bantamweight championship of the world.

Yamanaka vs Santillan stats

Back in April 2015, Shinsuke Yamanaka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 2  draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Diego Ricardo Santillan made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws, with 15 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Yamanaka had a slight advantage in power over Santillan, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Santillan's 65%.

Shinsuke Yamanaka was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Yamanaka had a height advantage of 4 inches over Santillan. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Shinsuke Yamanaka fought out of the southpaw stance, while Diego Ricardo Santillan was an orthodox fighter.

Yamanaka was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Santillan, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 109 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Santillan's 109.

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Yamanaka's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.5 rounds on average.

What time did Yamanaka vs Santillan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Yamanaka vs Santillan?

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