Hiroyuki Ebihara
Hiroyuki Ebihara (海老原 博幸 Ebihara Hiroyuki, March 26, 1940 – April 20, 1991) was a Japanese world-champion flyweight boxer from Fussa, Tokyo. His record includes 62 wins (33 KOs), 5 losses, and 1 draw. In September 18, 1963, he won the Lineal, WBA, WBC and The Ring flyweight titles when he knocked out Pone Kingpetch in Tokyo, Japan. Yuri Arbachakov used the ring name Yuri Ebihara in honor of him and the Pokémon エビワラー (Ebiwarā?, Ebiwalar), known as Hitmonchan in the English-speaking world, is named after him.[1]
Sources
- ↑ "HIROYUKI EBIHARA". The 13th Round.
See also
- List of lineal boxing world champions
- List of flyweight boxing champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of The Ring world champions
- List of undisputed boxing champions
- Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan
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| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Pone Kingpetch |
Lineal Flyweight Champion 18 Sep 1963– 23 Jan 1964 |
Succeeded by Pone Kingpetch |
| Preceded by Horacio Accavallo Retires |
WBA Flyweight Champion 30 Mar 1969– 19 Oct 1969 |
Succeeded by Bernabe Villacampo |
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