2018 in ILFJ

2018 in ILFJ
Information
First date	February 21, 2018
Last date	September 13, 2018
Events
Total events	4
Fights
Total fights	18
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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]

List of events

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
1	Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki	February 21, 2018	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
2	Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai	June 29, 2018	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
3	Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo	September 13, 2018	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
4	Lethwei in Japan 10: Inori	November 14, 2018	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan

Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki

Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki
Promotion	ILFJ
Date	February 21, 2018
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
Lethwei Grand Prix in Japan 2017 Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai

Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki was a Lethwei event held on February 21, 2018 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. ^[6]

Background

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]

Results

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

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Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai

Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai
Promotion	ILFJ
Date	June 29, 2018
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo

Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai was a Lethwei event held on June 29, 2018 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Background

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]

Results

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

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Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo

Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo
Promotion	ILFJ
Date	September 13, 2018
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo Lethwei in Japan 10: Inori

Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo was a Lethwei event held on September 13, 2018 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Background

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]

Results

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: Inori

Lethwei in Japan 10: Inori
Promotion	ILFJ
Date	November 14, 2018
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo Lethwei in Japan 10: Inori Lethwei in Japan 11: Millenium Force

Lethwei in Japan 10: Nori will be a Lethwei event held on November 14, 2018 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. ^[17]

Results

Lethwei in Japan 10: Inori
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

See also

• 2018 in K-1
• 2018 in Kunlun Fight
• 2018 in World Lethwei Championship

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