Shokichi Iwata (14-2, 11) was born in Shibuya, Japan on February 2, 1996. At the age of 22 years on December 8, 2018, he made his professional boxing debut against Joel Bermudez, winning the fight via 4th-round KO.
On his 10th career fight at 26 years old, Shokichi Iwata got a shot at the WBO light-flyweight titles against Jonathan González on November 1, 2022 but lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a light-flyweight world champion (WBO) on October 13, 2024 at the age of 28 years old, on his 15th career fight, after defeating Jairo Noriega via 3rd-round TKO.
Iwata's last fight was a light-flyweight (WBO) world-title defense against René Santiago on March 13, 2025. He lost the fight via 12th-round unanimous decision. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Shokichi Iwata's best fight was against Toshimasa Ouchi.
Iwata has 2 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Shokichi Iwata Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16  | Mar 13, 2025 29 years, 1 months 14-2 (11) | 32 years, 11 months 13-4 (9) | LFL | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBO |
15 | Oct 13, 2024 28 years, 8 months 14-1 (11) | Jairo Noriega | LFL | 3 | TKO | WIN Won WBO Vacant |
14 | Jul 6, 2024 28 years, 5 months 13-1 (10) | Jahzeel Trinidad | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Jan 20, 2024 27 years, 11 months 12-1 (9) | Rene Mark Cuarto | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Aug 5, 2023 27 years, 6 months 11-1 (8) | Jayson Brillo | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Apr 1, 2023 27 years, 1 months 10-1 (7) | Jerome Baloro | 3 | KO | WIN | |
10  | Nov 1, 2022 26 years, 8 months 9-1 (6) | 31 years, 6 months 26-3-1 (14) | LFL | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBO |
9 | Jul 2, 2022 26 years, 5 months 9-0 (6) | Kenichi Horikawa | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN |
8 | Mar 5, 2022 26 years, 1 months 8-0 (6) | Toshimasa Ouchi | LFL | 1 | KO | WIN |
7 | Nov 6, 2021 25 years, 9 months 7-0 (5) | Rikito Shiba | LFL | 9 | TKO | WIN |
6 | Jun 5, 2021 25 years, 4 months 6-0 (4) | Toshimasa Ouchi | 8 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Oct 2, 2020 24 years, 8 months 5-0 (4) | Ryo Narizuka | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Nov 7, 2019 23 years, 9 months 4-0 (3) | Alejandro Cruz Valladares | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Jul 12, 2019 23 years, 5 months 3-0 (2) | Paolo Sy | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | May 4, 2019 23 years, 3 months 2-0 (1) | Daiki Kameyama | 6 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Dec 8, 2018 22 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Joel Bermudez | 4 | KO | WIN |
