On October 13, 2024, 28-year-old Shokichi Iwata (13-1, 10 KOs) and Jairo Noriega fought for the vacant WBO light-flyweight title.
Iwata came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 7 days.
Shokichi Iwata made easy work of Jairo Noriega, stopping Noriega via TKO in the 3rd. Iwata improves his record to 14-1 (11 KOs)
On November 1, 2022, a 26-year-old Shokichi Iwata (9-0, 6 KOs) got a shot at the light-flyweight WBO title held by 31-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Jonathan González (26-3-1, 14 KOs).
Iwata came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 30 days. González was on a 4-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 8 days.
Jonathan González defeated Shokichi Iwata via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO light-flyweight title. González improves his record to 27-3-1, while Iwata adds a loss to his record at 9-1.
On March 5, 2022, a 26-year-old Shokichi Iwata (7-0, 5 KOs) and Toshimasa Ouchi met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a light-flyweight bout.
Iwata came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days.
In the rematch, Shokichi Iwata stopped Toshimasa Ouchi via KO in the 1st round. Iwata improves his record to 8-0 (6 KOs)
On April 1, 2023, a 27-year-old Shokichi Iwata (9-1, 6 KOs) and Jerome Baloro met in the ring.
Iwata came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months.
Shokichi Iwata stopped Jerome Baloro via KO in the 3rd round. Iwata improves his record to 10-1 (7 KOs)
On November 6, 2021, a 25-year-old Shokichi Iwata (6-0, 4 KOs) and Rikito Shiba met in the ring in a light-flyweight bout.
Iwata came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day.
Shokichi Iwata stopped Rikito Shiba via TKO in the 9th round. Iwata improves his record to 7-0 (5 KOs)
On July 6, 2024, a 28-year-old Shokichi Iwata (12-1, 9 KOs) and Jahzeel Trinidad met in the ring.
Iwata came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 16 days.
Shokichi Iwata stopped Jahzeel Trinidad via TKO in the 6th round. Iwata improves his record to 13-1 (10 KOs)
On August 5, 2023, a 27-year-old Shokichi Iwata (10-1, 7 KOs) and Jayson Brillo met in the ring.
Iwata came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days.
Shokichi Iwata stopped Jayson Brillo via TKO in the 6th round. Iwata improves his record to 11-1 (8 KOs)
On January 20, 2024, a 27-year-old Shokichi Iwata (11-1, 8 KOs) and Rene Mark Cuarto met in the ring.
Iwata came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days.
Shokichi Iwata stopped Rene Mark Cuarto via TKO in the 6th round. Iwata improves his record to 12-1 (9 KOs)
On November 7, 2019, a 23-year-old Shokichi Iwata (3-0, 2 KOs) and Alejandro Cruz Valladares met in the ring.
Iwata came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 26 days.
Shokichi Iwata stopped Alejandro Cruz Valladares via TKO in the 5th round. Iwata improves his record to 4-0 (3 KOs)
On July 12, 2019, a 23-year-old Shokichi Iwata (2-0, 1 KO) and Paolo Sy met in the ring.
Iwata came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 8 days.
Shokichi Iwata stopped Paolo Sy via TKO in the 5th round. Iwata improves his record to 3-0 (2 KOs)