Sumire Yamanaka
Sumire Yamanaka 山中菫 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 November 2001[2] |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Atomweight |
| Height | 146 cm (4 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Reach | 148 cm (58 in)[1] |
| Stance | Southpaw[1] |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 8 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Wins by KO | 3 |
Sumire Yamanaka (山中菫, Yamanaka Sumire, born 20 November 2001) is a Japanese professional boxer who holds the IBF female atomweight World title.
Professional career
[edit]Yamanaka made her professional boxing debut on 13 December 2020, scoring a unanimous decision win over Arika Shimono at Edion Arena in Osaka.[3]
She won the vacant WBO Asia Pacific 102-pound belt by stopping Honoka Kano in the fifth round of their bout at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on 1 September 2022.[4]
On 12 January 2024, Yamanaka captured the IBF female atomweight World title with a unanimous decision success against defending champion Mika Iwakawa also at Korakuen Hall.[5][6][7]
Yamanaka was scheduled to make the first defense of her title against former WBC female atomweight World champion Fabiana Bytyqi at Olympiastuetzpunkt, Heidelberg in Germany on 23 November 2024.[8] The bout was cancelled after Bytyqi collapsed due to dehydration on the day of the weigh-in.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Sumire is the younger sister of former WBO mini-flyweight world champion Ryuya Yamanaka.[5]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 8 fights | 8 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Mika Iwakawa | UD | 10 (10) | 2024-01-12 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Won IBF female atomweight World title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Pimchanok Thepjanda | TKO | 3 (8) | 2023-04-15 | EDION Arena, Osaka, Japan | Retained WBO Asia Pacific female atomweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Honoka Kano | TKO | 5 (8) | 2022-09-01 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific female atomweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Pichada Bunmee | TKO | 3 (6) | 2022-05-28 | Singmanassak Muaythai School, Pathum Thani, Thailand | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Natsuki Tarui | SD | 4 (4) | 2021-11-26 | EDION Arena, Osaka, Japan | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Rin Murai | UD | 4 (4) | 2021-08-11 | EDION Arena, Osaka, Japan | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Natsuki Yamada | MD | 4 (4) | 2021-04-04 | Sangyo Shinko Center, Sakai, Japan | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Arika Shimono | UD | 4 (4) | 2020-12-13 | EDION Arena, Osaka, Japan |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Boxrec profile of Sumire Yamanaka". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "Sumire Yamanaka". tapology.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "Mika Iwakawa vs Sumire Yamanaka". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Yamanaka, Hiruta, Matsuda win regional belts". fightnews.com. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Yamanaka becomes first Japanese sister/brother world champ". fightnews.com. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Yamanaka wrests IBF world atomweight title by decisioning Iwakawa". Boxing News. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Mika Iwakawa vs Sumire Yamanaka". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Fabiana Bytyqi is boxing for the world title, Arnold Gjergjaj of Europe". Koha. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "News - Tina Rupprecht Unifies Atomweight With Victory Over Eri Matsuda". Big Fight Weekend. Retrieved 24 November 2024.