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Japanese boxer
A.K.A.
Ebihara Hiroyuki, 海老原 博幸
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Male
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Birth:
26 March 1940(Fussa City)
Death:
20 April 1991(Tokyo)
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Biography
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.