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 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 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)
On October 2, 2020, a 24-year-old Shokichi Iwata (4-0, 3 KOs) and Ryo Narizuka met in the ring.
Iwata came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 25 days.
Shokichi Iwata stopped Ryo Narizuka via TKO in the 7th round. Iwata improves his record to 5-0 (4 KOs)
On June 5, 2021, a 25-year-old Shokichi Iwata (5-0, 4 KOs) and Toshimasa Ouchi met in the ring.
Iwata came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 3 days.
Shokichi Iwata defeated Toshimasa Ouchi via unanimous decision in the 8-round fight. Iwata improves his record to 6-0
On May 4, 2019, a 23-year-old Shokichi Iwata (1-0, 1 KO) and Daiki Kameyama met in the ring.
Iwata came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 26 days.
Shokichi Iwata defeated Daiki Kameyama via unanimous decision in the 6-round fight. Iwata improves his record to 2-0
On July 2, 2022, a 26-year-old Shokichi Iwata (8-0, 6 KOs) and Kenichi Horikawa met in the ring in a light-flyweight bout.
Iwata came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days.
Shokichi Iwata defeated Kenichi Horikawa via unanimous decision in the 12-round light-flyweight fight. Iwata improves his record to 9-0
On December 8, 2018, a 22-year-old Shokichi Iwata (debutant) and Joel Bermudez met in the ring.
Shokichi Iwata stopped Joel Bermudez via KO in the 4th round, making a successful professional debut. Iwata advances his record to 1-0 (1 KO)