By Jake Donovan - Roughly the same time one year ago, Shinsuke Yamanaka and Anselmo Moreno ended their bantamweight title fight with more questions than answers. Their rematch this past September not only resolved all lingering issues, but produced t...
In the US, it was the most attended fight of the year and one of the least interesting major pay-per-view cards in memory. In Japan, it was perhaps the fight of the year and maybe the best fight at bantamweight since the last time (the only time) tha...
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The long-reigning titlist delivered perhaps the biggest win of his career, stopping Anselmo Moreno in the 7th round of their wild rematch Friday evening in Osaka, Japan. Five knockdowns came of the night, with both boxers down early before Yamanaka f...
by Cliff Rold - Sometimes once is not enough. Almost exactly one year ago, two of the best bantamweights of their generation, and the last two standing from what was a stellar run for the class a few years back, locked horns for the first time. Japan...
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The official weighin is in the books for the fighters involved in the WBC title bouts this Friday were successfully conducted at the Edion Arena in Osaka. Yamanaka weighed in at 118-pounds, while Moreno was 117.75. Ruiz and Hasegawa both weighed in...
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The undefeated WBC bantamweight champion, Shinsuke Yamanaka, will be defending his crown in a rematch bout with Panamanian Anselmo 'Chemito' Moreno. While Hugo Ruiz will be defending his super bantamweight crown for the first time, against former wor...
WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka will take on Anselmo Moreno in a rematch, while former double champion Hozumi Hasegawa will attempt to recapture a world title against Hugo Ruiz in a WBC super bantamweight bout on September 16, at Edion Ar...
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Anselmo Moreno is officially back in the title picture. The former longtime bantamweight titlist never really went anywhere, but is now guaranteed an opportunity to become a two-time champ after thoroughly outboxing Suriyan Sor Rungvisai over 12 r...
Shinsuke Yamanaka and Anselmo Moreno are set for their highly anticipated bantamweight title fight Tuesday evening in Tokyo, Japan. Yamanaka (23-0-2, 17KOs) attempts the ninth defense of the bantamweight title he claimed in Nov. '11. The unbeaten...
It took everything Shinsuke Yamanaka had in his proverbial gas tank, but the unbeaten bantamweight champion managed to edge Anselmo Moreno by split decision Tuesday evening in Tokyo, Japan. Scores were 115-113 (twice) for Yamanaka and 115-113 More...
It took everything Shinsuke Yamanaka had in his proverbial gas tank, but the unbeaten bantamweight champion managed to edge Panama's Anselmo Moreno by split decision Tuesday evening in Tokyo, Japan. Scores were 115-113 (twice) for Yamanaka and 115...
Shinsuke Yamanaka and Anselmo Moreno are set for their highly anticipated bantamweight title fight Tuesday evening Tokyo, Japan. Both fighters made weight for the evening's headlining act. Yamanaka weighed in at 118 lbs., while Moreno was just shy...
Just about a year ago, Shinsuke Yamanaka-Anselmo Moreno would have been a crystal clear showdown of the two best in the world at 118 lbs. In 2015, things are a little murkier. Moreno’s long reign as WBA Bantamweight titlist ended under less than o...
Japan's Shinsuke Yamanaka, who has bulit an undefeated record of 23 victories, 2 draws and 17 knockouts, went face to face with former champion Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno as the Japanese press looked on. Photos by Naoki Fukada. On September 22nd at...