Boxing: Yamanaka plays down pressure to tie title defense record

Photo taken in June 2017 shows WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan training at Teiken boxing gym in Tokyo. Yamanaka insists attempting to match a 37-year-old Japanese record will not affect his performance when he fights Mexican challenger Luis Nery on Aug. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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