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SHINSUKE YAMANAKA

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Feb 14, 2023
Regulator votes for longer operating life for nuclear reactors
The government aims to allow units to operate effectively beyond the 60-year limit, by excluding periods when they are suspended for safety inspections or some other reasons.
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Dec 20, 2018
Shohei Ohtani receives Prime Minister Cup for second time at Japan Pro Sports Awards
Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani has collected another Prime Minister Cup at the Japan Pro Sports Awards.
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Mar 27, 2018
Former world champ Shinsuke Yamanaka retires
Shinsuke Yamanaka, who successfully defended his WBC bantamweight crown in 12 consecutive fights spoke on Monday about his career and his decision to retire.
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Mar 3, 2018
WBC suspends bantamweight Luis Nery
Luis Nery, who failed to make weight ahead of his WBC bantamweight title match against challenger Shinsuke Yamanaka earlier this week, was suspended indefinitely by the World Boxing Council on Friday.
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Mar 1, 2018
Disgraced Luis Nery records second-round TKO against Shinsuke Yamanaka
The ex-world champ faced a harsh reality.
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Feb 28, 2018
Luis Nery stripped of title after failing to make weight for bout against Shinsuke Yamanaka
Mexican boxer Luis Nery has been stripped of his WBC bantamweight title after failing to make weight Wednesday ahead of his match against challenger Shinsuke Yamanaka.
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Feb 27, 2018
Challenger Shinsuke Yamanaka, champion Luis Nery ready for rematch with WBC bantamweight title on line
The fighters are ready.
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Feb 20, 2018
Shinsuke Yamanaka says preparation going well for rematch with Luis Nery
With less than 10 days left until a fight in which he'll try to avenge the only loss of his professional career, Shinsuke Yamanaka didn't show any signs of despair, only confidence.
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Jan 5, 2018
Determined Shinsuke Yamanaka to meet WBC bantamweight champ Luis Nery in title rematch
Shinsuke Yamanaka will fight in another world title bout. But for the first time in more than six years, he will walk into the ring without a championship belt.
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Nov 1, 2017
WBC orders Yamanaka-Nery rematch after doping investigation
The World Boxing Council ordered an immediate rematch between Shinsuke Yamanaka and Luis Nery for its bantamweight title on Tuesday, three months after the latter failed a drug test.
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Sep 27, 2017
Yamanaka to reportedly be reinstated as WBC bantamweight champ
Shinsuke Yamanaka is expected to be reinstated as WBC bantamweight champion after his opponent in last month's title fight, Luis Nery, tested positive for a banned substance in his "B" sample, RingTV.com reported Tuesday.
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Aug 26, 2017
Without rematch, Yamanaka to retire
Shinsuke Yamanaka will hang up his gloves unless a rematch with newly crowned WBC bantamweight champion Luis Nery is proposed, Teiken Gym president Akihiko Honda said Friday.
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Aug 24, 2017
Nery failed drug test before title fight against Yamanaka
Mexican boxer Luis Nery, who denied Shinsuke Yamanaka a 13th straight defense of his WBC bantamweight title last week, failed a drug test performed in the lead-up to the fight, the World Boxing Council said Wednesday.
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Aug 15, 2017
Mexican challenger Nery claims WBC bantamweight title with fourth-round TKO of Yamanaka
Shinsuke Yamanaka suffered his first pro defeat on Tuesday, losing his WBC bantamweight crown in a fourth-round technical knockout to Mexico's Luis Nery.
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Jul 5, 2017
Yamanaka not focused on matching Gushiken's record
WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka insists attempting to match a 37-year-old Japanese record will not affect his performance when he fights Mexican challenger Luis Nery next month.
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Jun 7, 2017
Yamanaka set to battle Nery in bid to tie title defense mark
When Shinsuke Yamanaka began boxing in high school, all he wanted to do was become a world champion. He accomplished that, but never thought his reign would last this long.
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Mar 2, 2017
Yamanaka defends bantamweight title for 12th time, moves within win of matching Gushiken record
As everyone had predicted, Carlos Carlson was no match for "God's Left."
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Feb 28, 2017
Challenger Carlson, champion Yamanaka express confidence ahead of WBC bantamweight title bout
Mexican challenger Carlos Carlson declared that he would take Shinsuke Yamanaka's WBC bantamweight title belt when they square off at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Thursday evening.
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Feb 23, 2017
'God's Left' readies for title defense
Shinsuke Yamanaka has an intriguing nickname, "God's Left," given to him because of the devastating blows he delivers with his left hand, which everyone, including upcoming opponent Carlos Carlson, surely recognizes as his signature weapon.
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Feb 10, 2017
Yamanaka receives JBC's Boxer of the Year award
Unbeaten WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka was named the 2016 Boxer of the Year on Friday by the Japan Boxing Commission.

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