Shokichi Iwata vs René Santiago
On March 13, 2025, Shokichi Iwata (14-1, 11 KOs), the light-flyweight WBO champion, defends his title against the reigning WBO light-flyweight champion René Santiago (13-4, 9 KOs).
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- Feb 02, 1996
- Born
- Apr 10, 1992
- 29 y, 1 m
- Age
- 32 y, 11 m
- 14-1
- Record
- 13-4
- 2
- Title Fights
- 1
- 11 (73.3%)
- KOs
- 9 (52.9%)
- Health
- Last Five
- 163 cm
- Height
- 160 cm
- 163 cm
- Reach
- 160 cm
- 0 cm
- Ape Index
- 0 cm
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- 5
- Win Streak
- 1
- 5 m
- Layoff
- 4 m, 13 d
Iwata vs Santiago Stats
Shokichi Iwata is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Jairo Noriega, 5 months ago. René Santiago is on a 1-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Ricardo Astuvilca, 4 months and 13 days ago.
Iwata vs Santiago Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 62.2-37.8 in favor of René Santiago. Shokichi Iwata also has a chance at winning but he will have to put up a really good fight to get the win.
Iwata vs Santiago Result
René Santiago defeated Shokichi Iwata via unanimous decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. Santiago improves his record to 14-4, while Iwata adds a loss to his record at 14-2.