Niyomtrong vs Iwata

Who won Niyomtrong vs Iwata?

Shokichi Iwata beat Thammanoon Niyomtrong by technical knockout in the 8th round on Sunday, March 15th, 2026, at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama.

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 defending his his WBC World Light Flyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Thammanoon Niyomtrong in March 2026. He had held this belt for 16 days.

This final_eliminator appeared on the undercard of Nonito Donaire losing to Riku Masuda for the WBA World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Anthony Olascuaga defeated Jukiya Iimura for the WBO World Flyweight belt, and Ryusei Matsumoto was victorious over Yuni Takada for the WBA World Minimumweight title.

Niyomtrong vs Iwata stats

Thammanoon Niyomtrong stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Shokichi Iwata made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Thammanoon Niyomtrong was the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Iwata had a height advantage of 3 inches over Niyomtrong. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Thammanoon Niyomtrong and Shokichi Iwata fought out of an orthodox stance.

Niyomtrong was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 5 months earlier than Iwata, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 142 more professional rounds, totaling 262 compared to Iwata's 120.

Shokichi Iwata was ranked number 2 by the WBC in the 108lb division.

Niyomtrong vs Iwata form

Niyomtrong had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Junior Leandro Zarate on December 4, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at The Imperial Queens Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Oscar Collazo on November 16, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Minimumweight, WBA Super World Minimumweight and The Ring Strawweight championship fight at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alex Winwood on September 7, 2024, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Minimumweight championship fight at HBF Arena, Joondalup, Australia.

Before that, he had beaten Wanheng Menayothin on July 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Minimumweight championship fight at Chonburi, Thailand.

He had won against Robert Paradero on December 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA Super World Minimumweight championship fight at Saphan Hin, Phuket.

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Niyomtrong's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Iwata's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Niyomtrong vs Iwata start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 AM UTC at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama, Japan, which was 5:00 AM EST or 2:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 AM GMT in the UK.

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