YAMANAKA AND NERY PASS MEDICALS

This Saturday just gone, at the Grand Palace Hotel in Tokyo, a medical examination for the World Boxing Council bantamweight championship, which will take place on August 15 in Shimazu Arena in Kyoto.

It’ll be a battle between two undefeated left-handers, under the promotion of Teiken Boxing Gym.

The Japanese WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka (27-0-2 / 19KOs) will clash with Mexican Luis “Pantera” Nery (23-0 / 17KOs) attempting to make the thirteenth defense of his crown.

At the medical examination, southpaws Shinsuke Yamanaka and Luis Nery were face-to-face directly for the first time and both fighters were approved by the doctor without problem.