Shinsuke Yamanaka VS Suriyan Sor Rungvisai - WBC bantamwight title bout, October 22, 2014

Shinsuke Yamanaka scored three knockdowns en route to a landslide decision over Thailand's Suriyan Sor Rungvisai in their bantamweight title fight Wednesday evening in Tokyo. Sor Rungvisai, a former WBC 115 lb champion who was hoping to claim a world title in a second weight class, made most of the early running continually pressing forwards and looking to sneak straight right hands through the guard of the Japanese southpaw. Yamanaka made a very slow start but it was significant that he landed the most telling shot in the early exchanges, a left hook on the break which seemed to temporarily stop the Thai fighter in his stride in the second stanza. (more)