Yamanaka vs Solis

Who won Yamanaka vs Solis?

Shinsuke Yamanaka beat Liborio Solis by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, March 4th, 2016, at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto.

The scorecards were announced as 117-107, 117-107, 117-107 in favor of winner Shinsuke Yamanaka.

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 Solis stats

Back in March 2016, Shinsuke Yamanaka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 2  draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Liborio Solis made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yamanaka had a large advantage in power over Solis, boasting a 71% knockout percentage compared to Solis' 43%.

Shinsuke Yamanaka was the same age as Liborio Solis, at 34 years old.

Yamanaka had a height advantage of 3 inches over Solis. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Shinsuke Yamanaka fought out of the southpaw stance, while Liborio Solis was an orthodox fighter.

Yamanaka was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 5 years later than Solis, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 290 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Solis' 290.

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Yamanaka's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Solis' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 month and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

What time did Yamanaka vs Solis start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, 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 Solis?

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