Iwata vs Badillo

Who won Iwata vs Badillo?

Shokichi Iwata beat Erick Badillo by technical knockout in the 11th round on Monday, July 20th, 2026, at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 kg).

This contest was for the WBC jr flyweight championship of the world.

Iwata was making his 2nd defense of the WBC World Light Flyweight Championship. He won this belt against Thammanoon Niyomtrong in March 2026. He had held this belt for 4 months and 6 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Riku Masuda beating Daigo Higa for the WBA World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Kenshiro Teraji beat Israel Gonzalez for the WBO World Junior Bantamweight belt.

Iwata vs Badillo stats

Shokichi Iwata stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Erick Badillo made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Iwata had a massive power advantage over Badillo, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Badillo's 42%.

Shokichi Iwata was the same age as Erick Badillo, at 30 years old.

Badillo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Iwata.

Both Shokichi Iwata and Erick Badillo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Iwata's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Badillo's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 month later than Badillo, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, totaling 131 compared to Badillo's 128.

Erick Badillo was ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 1 by the WBO in the 108lb division.

Activity check

Iwata's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Badillo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Iwata vs Badillo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Iwata vs Badillo?

Shokichi Iwata was a 2/3 (-150) favorite going into the contest, while Erick Badillo made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.