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. The events are streamed online by FITE TV, AbemaTV in Japan and through television agreements with MNTV in Myanmar.
List of events # Event Date Venue Location Attendance1 Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan2 Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan3Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan4 Lethwei in Japan 10: Inori Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki
Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki was a Lethwei event held on February 21, 2018 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Background For the main event, Myanmar rising star Tun Lwin Moe faced UFC, ROAD FC, Pancrase MMA veteran Shunichi Shimizu. Professional wrestler YABU and ZERO 1 athlete Chris Vice competed in the first 100 kg bout of the promotion.
Results Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki Weight Class Method Round Time NotesFeatherweight 63 kg Tun Lwin Moe- Shunichi ShimizuDraw5Middleweight 73 kg Kohei Tokeshidef. Min Htet AungTKO22:47Lightweight 70 kg Soe Lin Oodef. HareruyaKO20:32Openweight 100 kg Chris Vicedef. YABUTKO40:56 Featherweight 63 kg Hwang Chang-hwandef. Taiki FukudaKO41:01Lightweight 66 kg Kyal Sin Phyodef. Renji KagamitsuTKO42:19
Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai
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.
Results Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai Weight Class Method Round Time NotesMiddleweight 73 kg Tokeshi Koheidef. Saw Gaw Mu DoKO42:24Middleweight 75 kg Aung Paingdef. Keisuke OkudaKO12:30Weltertweight 67 kg Daiki Kanekodef. Kyal Zin PhyTKO21:50Featherweight 64 kg Tun Lwin Moedef. Hwang Chang-hwanTKO2Openweight 100 kg Chris Vicedef. Dong Xing WuTKO12:07Featherweight 61 kg Ikkyu Soujundef. Hannya HashimotoTKO1
Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo
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. Saw Min Aung vs. Tokeshi Kohei is a rematch from last years Air KBZ Aung Lan Championship that ended in a draw. The event was broadcast live on Japan’s AbemaTV and in Myanmar's MNTV.
Results Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo Weight Class Method Round Time NotesFeatherweight 61.5 kg Makoto- Teleca∞Draw4Featherweight 61 kg Voronika- Marina KumagaiDraw4Lightweight 72 kg Shan Ko- Will ChopeDraw5Featherweight 64 kg Tun Lwin Moedef. Sojun IkkyuTKO3 Featherweight 62 kg Tauk Shar- Shunichi ShimizuDraw2Welterweight 73 kg Saw Min Aung- Tokeshi KoheiDraw5
Lethwei in Japan 10: Inori
Lethwei in Japan 10: Nori will be a Lethwei event held on November 14, 2018 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Results Lethwei in Japan 10: Inori Weight Class Method Round Time NotesFeatherweight 61.5 kg Kohei Tokeshi- Soe Htet OoDraw4Featherweight 61 kg Shuhei Azuma- Char Bar HaeinDraw4Lightweight 72 kg Kane Conlan- Pak Cau Lin NineDraw5Featherweight 64 kg Makoto aka BASTAdef. Shunichi ShimizuTKO3 Featherweight 62 kg Yuto Nakajima- Mt. TenjoDraw2Welterweight 73 kg Wu Dong Xing- YABUDraw5
See also 2018 in K-1 2018 in Kunlun Fight 2018 in World Lethwei Championship
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