Sumire Yamanaka

Sumire Yamanaka (山中菫, Yamanaka Sumire, born 20 November 2001) is a Japanese professional boxer who holds the IBF female atomweight World title.

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

Professional career

Yamanaka made her professional boxing debut in 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 in September 2022.[4]

In 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]

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 (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

  1. "Sumire Yamanaka". tapology.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  2. "Boxrec profile of Sumire Yamanaka". Boxrec.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. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. "Yamanaka becomes first Japanese sister/brother world champ". fightnews.com. 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.
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