Hiroyuki Ebihara
Japanese boxer (1940–1991)
海老原博幸
- Born
- 26 March 1940, Fussa
- Died
- 20 April 1991, Tokyo
- Citizenship
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- flyweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Hiroyuki Ebihara (海老原 博幸, Ebihara Hiroyuki; March 26, 1940 – April 20, 1991) was a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1959 to 1969. He held the WBA, WBC, and The Ring flyweight titles from 1963 to 1964 and the WBA flyweight title again in 1969. Yuri Arbachakov used the ring name Yuri Ebihara in honor of him and the Pokémon Ebiwalar (エビワラー, Ebiwarā), known as Hitmonchan in English, is named after him.
Awards and honours
- The Ring World Flyweight Champion
- WBA World Flyweight Champion
- WBC World Flyweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1980396 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.