According to the management of Vic Darchinyan (37-5-1, 27KOs), a protest has been lodged with respect to the recent decision loss to WBC super bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka (16-0), which took place on April 6 in Tokyo, Japan.

The scores were 117-111, 116-112 and 116-112 - all for Yamanaka. Darchinyan's team outlined their reasons for the protest with the below graph, BoxingScene.com reported.