Iwata vs Noriega

Who won Iwata vs Noriega?

Shokichi Iwata beat Jairo Noriega by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Sunday, October 13th, 2024, at Ariake Arena, 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 WBO jr flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Takuma Inoue losing to Seiya Tsutsumi for the WBA World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Kenshiro Teraji defeated Cristofer Rosales for the WBC World Flyweight belt, and Seigo Yuri Akui was victorious over Thananchai Charunphak for the WBA World Flyweight title.

Iwata vs Noriega stats

Back in October 2024, Shokichi Iwata stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jairo Noriega made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 3 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Iwata had a massive power advantage over Noriega, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Noriega's 21%.

Shokichi Iwata was the older man by 9 years, at 28 years old.

Both Shokichi Iwata and Jairo Noriega fought out of an orthodox stance.

Iwata was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 months later than Noriega, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 4 fewer professional rounds, totaling 93 compared to Noriega's 97.

Shokichi Iwata went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at jr flyweight.

Jairo Noriega was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 108lb division.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jairo Noriega had been fighting more than Shokichi Iwata.

Going into this contest, Shokichi Iwata had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 12 days ago, while Jairo Noriega's last outing had been 7 months and 5 days ago.

What time did Iwata vs Noriega start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan, which was 4:00 AM EST or 1:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Iwata vs Noriega?

Iwata vs Noriega was broadcast on Sky Sports+ in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Iwata vs Noriega?

Shokichi Iwata was a 8/15 (-190) favorite going into the contest, while Jairo Noriega made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.