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Kenichi Horikawa vs Shokichi Iwata — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Kenichi Horikawa

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Shokichi Iwata

Kenichi Horikawa (41-20-1) and Shokichi Iwata (17-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Horikawa

41

Wins14 KO · 34%

20

Losses

1

Draw62 tracked bouts

Iwata

17

Wins14 KO · 82%

2

Losses

0

Draws19 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Iwata leads 1–0

Kenichi Horikawa and Shokichi Iwata have met 1 time; Iwata leads 1–0.

Kenichi Horikawa and Shokichi Iwata have met 1 time; Iwata leads 1–0.
Met2022Jul 2Series
Kenichi HorikawaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Shokichi IwataFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Horikawa 1 · Iwata 6 of 7 measurable rows
HorikawaIwata
Record
41-20-117-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
66.9%
89.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 14
14
14
KO rate0–100%
34.15%
82.35% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
34%
82% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
5
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
2.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 62
62
19

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+1″
Kenichi Horikawa: 5′4″
Shokichi Iwata: 5′5″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Kenichi Horikawa: No reach on file
Shokichi Iwata: 66″
Age16 yrs apart
Kenichi Horikawa: 46
Shokichi Iwata: 30
Stance
Kenichi Horikawa: Orthodox
Shokichi Iwata: Orthodox

Kenichi Horikawa left, Shokichi Iwata right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Kenichi Horikawa41 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

Kenichi Horikawa: 41 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (34%), 26 on the cards (63%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 62 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 34%26 on the cards 63%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Shokichi Iwata17 wins · from 19 tracked bouts

Shokichi Iwata: 17 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (82%) and 3 on the cards (18%). Counted from 19 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 82%3 on the cards 18%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Kenichi Horikawa 62, Shokichi Iwata 19 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Iwata better on 1

Horikawa

Opponent

Iwata

  • Kenichi Horikawa

    Win, MD

    2013

    OuchiIwata better

    Shokichi Iwata

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 1

    2022

    Win, UD

    2021

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Kenichi Horikawa last boxed on Mar 2, 2024 — 966 days ago. Horikawa had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Tomita Jul 2020Iwata Jul 2022Canoy Dec 2022Taniguchi Aug 2023Takami Mar 20242.6 tracked bouts per year

Shokichi Iwata has won three straight since losing a decision to René Santiago. Iwata last boxed on Jul 20, 2026 — 96 days ago.WLWWW

Noriega Oct 2024Santiago Mar 2025Cano Oct 2025Freshmart Mar 2026Badillo Jul 20262.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Kenichi Horikawa and Shokichi Iwata ever fought each other?
Yes. Kenichi Horikawa and Shokichi Iwata met once on July 2, 2022, and Shokichi Iwata won by UD.
The meeting

LJul 2, 2022 · Iwata · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Horikawa or Iwata?
Kenichi Horikawa is 41-20-1 and Shokichi Iwata is 17-2. Shokichi Iwata has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Horikawa41–20–166.9%

Iwata17–289.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Horikawa or Iwata?
Kenichi Horikawa has 14 knockout wins and Shokichi Iwata has 14. Both have 14.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Horikawa1434.2%

Iwata1482.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Horikawa and Iwata have any common opponents?
Kenichi Horikawa and Shokichi Iwata share 1 common opponent: Toshimasa Ouchi. Shokichi Iwata fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Toshimasa OuchiWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Horikawa or Iwata?
Shokichi Iwata is the taller fighter at 165 cm, 3 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Horikawa162 cm

Iwata165 cm168 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Horikawa and Iwata?
This comparison is drawn from 62 bouts tracked for Kenichi Horikawa and 19 bouts tracked for Shokichi Iwata. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Horikawa62bouts

Iwata19bouts

How They Win ↓

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