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Japan's fighter of year: Yamanaka Jan 8th 2014, 16:24, by Dan Rafael Bantamweight titlist Shinsuke Yamanaka has never fought outside of his home country of Japan and certainly isn't a well-known figure to American boxing fans, but he is one of the best 118-pounders in the world. The 31-year-old Yamanaka (20-0-2, 15 KOs), a southpaw, has made five title defenses since knocking out Mexico's Christian Esquivel in the 11th round in November 2011. In 2012, in his first two defenses, Yamanaka outpointed Vic Darchinyan and knocked out Tomas Rojas, both former junior bantamweight titleholders.

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