Sumire Yamanaka

Sumire Yamanaka (山中菫) is a Japanese professional boxer who holds the IBF 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 in Osaka.

She won the vacant WBO Asia Pacific 102-pound belt by stopping Honoka Kano in the fifth round of their bout at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall in September 2022.

In January 2024 Yamanaka captured the IBF 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.