Shokichi Iwata was born in Shibuya, Japan on February 2, 1996. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on December 8, 2018 against Joel Bermudez. Iwata defeated Bermudez via 4th round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Iwata got his first shot at a world title at the age of 26 after 9 professional fights. On November 1, 2022 Iwata challenged Jonathan González' WBO light-flyweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on October 13, 2024 at the age of 28 years, after by defeating Jairo Noriega, the then-reining WBO light-flyweight champion, via 3rd round TKO. This was his 15th fight as a professional.
Iwata's latest fight was a 3rd-round TKO victory over Jairo Noriega at age 28, on October 13, 2024, in which he won the vacant WBO light-flyweight world title.
Some of Shokichi Iwata's best fights so far have been against Jairo Noriega, Toshimasa Ouchi, Jerome Baloro, Rikito Shiba, and Jahzeel Trinidad. For a complete list of Iwata's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Shokichi Iwata".
Iwata has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Shokichi Iwata Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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15 | Oct 13, 2024 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
14 | Jul 06, 2024 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
13 | Jan 20, 2024 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
12 | Aug 05, 2023 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
11 | Apr 01, 2023 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
10 | Nov 01, 2022 | 26 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
9 | Jul 02, 2022 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
8 | Mar 05, 2022 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
7 | Nov 06, 2021 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
6 | Jun 05, 2021 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
5 | Oct 02, 2020 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
4 | Nov 07, 2019 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
3 | Jul 12, 2019 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
2 | May 04, 2019 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
1 | Dec 08, 2018 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |