Sumire Yamanaka

Sumire Yamanaka
山中菫
Born (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 23)[2]
Sakai, Osaka, Japan[1]
NationalityJapanese
Statistics
Weight(s)Atomweight
Height146 cm (4 ft 9 in)[1]
Reach148 cm (58 in)[1]
StanceSouthpaw[1]
Boxing record
Total fights8
Wins8
Wins by KO3

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

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

Sumire is the younger sister of former WBO mini-flyweight world champion Ryuya Yamanaka.[5]

Professional boxing record

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 12 Jan 2024 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won IBF female atomweight title
7 Win 7–0 Pimchanok Thepjanda TKO 3 (8), 0:59 15 Apr 2023 EDION Arena, Osaka, Japan Retained WBO Asia Pacific female atomweight title
6 Win 6–0 Honoka Kano TKO 5 (8), 1:56 1 Sep 2022 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific female atomweight title
5 Win 5–0 Pichada Bunmee TKO 3 (6), 1:36 28 May 2022 Singmanassak Muaythai School, Pathum Thani, Thailand
4 Win 4–0 Natsuki Tarui SD 4 26 Nov 2021 EDION Arena, Osaka, Japan
3 Win 3–0 Rin Murai UD 4 11 Aug 2021 EDION Arena, Osaka, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Natsuki Yamada MD 4 4 Apr 2021 Sangyo Shinko Center, Sakai, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Arika Shimono UD 4 13 Dec 2020 EDION Arena, Osaka, Japan

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Boxrec profile of Sumire Yamanaka". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  2. ^ "Sumire Yamanaka". tapology.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  3. ^ "Mika Iwakawa vs Sumire Yamanaka". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  4. ^ "Yamanaka, Hiruta, Matsuda win regional belts". fightnews.com. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Yamanaka becomes first Japanese sister/brother world champ". fightnews.com. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Yamanaka wrests IBF world atomweight title by decisioning Iwakawa". Boxing News. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Mika Iwakawa vs Sumire Yamanaka". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  8. ^ "Fabiana Bytyqi is boxing for the world title, Arnold Gjergjaj of Europe". Koha. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  9. ^ "News - Tina Rupprecht Unifies Atomweight With Victory Over Eri Matsuda". Big Fight Weekend. Retrieved 24 November 2024.