is a Japanese professional boxer who holds the

IBF The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Counci ...

female atomweight World title.

Professional career

Yamanaka made her professional boxing debut in December 2020, scoring a unanimous decision win over Arika Shimono at

Edion Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Namba, Osaka, Japan. It first opened in 1952 and the current building was constructed in 1987. It is the venue of a professional sumo tournament (honbasho) held in March every year. The capacity of th ...

in Osaka. She won the vacant

WBO The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxing ...

Asia Pacific 102-pound belt by stopping Honoka Kano in the fifth round of their bout at Tokyo's

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in September 2022. In January 2024 Yamanaka captured the

female atomweight World title with a unanimous decision success against defending champion Mika Iwakawa also at Korakuen Hall.

Personal life

Sumire is the younger sister of former WBO mini-flyweight world champion

Ryuya Yamanaka is a Japanese professional boxer who held the WBO mini-flyweight title from 2017 to 2018. Background Yamanaka took up boxing in the sixth grade of elementary school, after having read a boxing manga called Hajime no Ippo. In the second year o ...

Professional boxing record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yamanaka, Sumire Living people 2001 births Sportspeople from Sakai, Osaka Japanese women boxers International Boxing Federation champions Atomweight boxers