
Santiago vs Iwata is scheduled to take place Thursday, March 13th, at the Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo (Japan), in a 12-round light flyweight (108 lbs, 49.0 kg) bout; it is valid for the WBO world light-flyweight title and it is on the undercard of Kenshiro Teraji vs Seigo Yuri Akui. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Shokichi Iwata record
The Wbo light-Flw champion Shokichi Iwata entered this fight with a professional record of 14-1-0 (11 KOs=78%) and he is ranked as the No.2 light flyweight in the world.
He suffered his only loss when he faced Jonathan Gonzalez in 2022 (Jonathan Gonzalez vs Shokichi Iwata), then he has won five consecutive bouts defeating Rene Mark Cuarto, Jahzeel Trinidad (Shokichi Iwata vs Jahzeel Trinidad) and Jairo Noriega in his last three (Shokichi Iwata vs Jairo Noriega).
Rene Santiago record
His opponent, the former interim Wbo light-Flw champ Rene Santiago, has a boxing record of 13-4-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.26 in the light flyweight division.
He fought twice last year losing to Jonathan Gonzalez (Jonathan Gonzalez vs Rene Santiago) and beating Ricardo Astuvilca.
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Shokichi Iwata vs Rene Santiago as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights
Result
Who won Iwata vs Santiago fight?
Rene Santiago defeated Shokichi Iwata via unanimous decision. Scores were 118-110, 117-111, 116-112.