was a Japanese former
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
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
Yuri Yakovlevich Arbachakov (russian: Юрий Яковлевич Арбачаков; born October 22, 1966) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 1997. He held the WBC flyweight title from 1992 to 1997.
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used the ring name Yuri Ebihara in honor of him and the
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In terms of ...
, known as
Hitmonchan in the English-speaking world, is named after him.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of flyweight boxing champions
This is a list of world flyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often recognize up ...
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List of Japanese boxing world champions
This is a list of Japanese boxing world champions who have won major world titles from the "Big four" Sports governing body, governing bodies in professional boxing namely the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), Internation ...
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Boxing in Japan
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Hitmonchan
References
External links
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Cyber Boxing Zone - Hiroyuki Ebihara
1940 births
1991 deaths
Flyweight boxers
World flyweight boxing champions
World Boxing Association champions
World Boxing Council champions
The Ring (magazine) champions
People from Fussa, Tokyo
Boxing commentators
Sportspeople from Tokyo
Japanese male boxers
20th-century Japanese people
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