WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka, 27-0-2-(19), retained his title via seventh round tko against Mexican Carlos Carlson, 22-2-(13), in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday.
The 34 year-old Japanese fighter decked Carlson five(twice in the fifth, once in the sixth and twice in round seven) times before the fight was stopped after 0.57 of the seventh round.
Yamanaka was making the 12th defence, of his title.
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