Luis Nery batters Shinsuke Yamanaka to claim bantamweight world title

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    Luis Nery relentlessly battered Shinsuke Yamanaka into a fourth-round knockout victory to claim a bantamweight world title on Tuesday at Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan, ending Yamanaka's long reign and a shot at Japanese boxing history.

    Yamanaka, 34, had made 12 successful title defenses and was bidding for No. 13, which would have tied the Japanese record for world title defenses set by Hall of Fame former junior flyweight champion Yoko Gushiken, who established the mark in 1980.

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