Hiroyuki Ebihara


Hiroyuki Ebihara was a Japanese world champion flyweight boxer from Fussa, Tokyo. His record includes 62 wins, 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 Ebiwalar, known as Hitmonchan in the English-speaking world, is named after him.