2018 in ILFJ First date February 21, 2018 Last date September 13, 2018 Total events 4 Total fights 18
The year 2018 is the third year in the history of the ILFJ , a Japanese Lethwei promotion and the year started with Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki .[1] The events are streamed online[2] by FITE TV ,[3] AbemaTV in Japan [4] and through television agreements with MNTV in Myanmar .[5]
Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki [ edit ] Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki was a Lethwei event held on February 21, 2018 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan .[6]
For the main event, Myanmar rising star Tun Lwin Moe faced UFC , ROAD FC , Pancrase MMA veteran[7] Shunichi Shimizu .[6] Professional wrestler YABU and ZERO 1 athlete Chris Vice[8] competed in the first 100 kg bout of the promotion.[9]
Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki Weight Class Method Round Time Notes Featherweight 63 kg Tun Lwin Moe - Shunichi Shimizu Draw 5 Middleweight 73 kg Kohei Tokeshi def. Min Htet Aung TKO 2 2:47 Lightweight 70 kg Soe Lin Oo def. Hareruya KO 2 0:32 Openweight 100 kg Chris Vice def. YABU TKO 4 0:56 Featherweight 63 kg Hwang Chang-hwan def. Taiki Fukuda KO 4 1:01 Lightweight 66 kg Kyal Sin Phyo def. Renji Kagamitsu TKO 4 2:19
[6]
Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai [ edit ] Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai was a Lethwei event held on June 29, 2018 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan .
This event marked the ILFJ debut of Myanmar Lethwei Champion Daiki Kaneko and the second fight of heavyweight Chris Vice in the organization. Japanese fighter Tokeshi Kohei defeated Lethwei veteran Saw Gaw Mu Do.[10]
Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai Weight Class Method Round Time Notes Middleweight 73 kg Tokeshi Kohei def. Saw Gaw Mu Do KO 4 2:24 Middleweight 75 kg Aung Paing def. Keisuke Okuda KO 1 2:30 Weltertweight 67 kg Daiki Kaneko def. Kyal Zin Phy TKO 2 1:50 Featherweight 64 kg Tun Lwin Moe def. Hwang Chang-hwan TKO 2 Openweight 100 kg Chris Vice def. Dong Xing Wu TKO 1 2:07 Featherweight 61 kg Ikkyu Soujun def. Hannya Hashimoto TKO 1
[11]
Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo [ edit ] Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo was a Lethwei event held on September 13, 2018 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan .
Former UFC fighter Will Chope made his Lethwei debut against Lethwei veteran Shan Ko.[12] Saw Min Aung vs. Tokeshi Kohei is a rematch from last years Air KBZ Aung Lan Championship that ended in a draw.[13] [14] The event was broadcast live on Japan’s AbemaTV [15] and in Myanmar's MNTV.[16]
Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo Weight Class Method Round Time Notes Featherweight 61.5 kg Makoto - Teleca∞ Draw 4 Featherweight 61 kg Voronika - Marina Kumagai Draw 4 Lightweight 72 kg Shan Ko - Will Chope Draw 5 Featherweight 64 kg Tun Lwin Moe def. Sojun Ikkyu TKO 3 Featherweight 62 kg Tauk Shar - Shunichi Shimizu Draw 2 Welterweight 73 kg Saw Min Aung - Tokeshi Kohei Draw 5
Lethwei in Japan 10: Nori [ edit ] Lethwei in Japan 10: Nori will be a Lethwei event held on November 14, 2018 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan .[17]
Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo Weight Class Method Round Time Notes Featherweight 61.5 kg Kohei Tokeshi - Soe Htet Oo Draw 4 Featherweight 61 kg Shuhei Azuma - Char Bar Haein Draw 4 Lightweight 72 kg Kane Conlan - Pak Cau Lin Nine Draw 5 Featherweight 64 kg Makoto aka BASTA def. Shunichi Shimizu TKO 3 Featherweight 62 kg Yuto Nakajima - Mt. Tenjo Draw 2 Welterweight 73 kg Wu Dong Xing - YABU Draw 5