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Father Miyata (宮田父)
Ichiro Miyata's father and coach, and the one who passed on to him the love of boxing. He is a former a Japan and OPBF champion and considered a world contender when he was in his prime. When Ichiro was a very young boy, Miyata lost his seventh OPBF title defense to Randy "Raccoon" Boy, father of Randy Boy Jr., in a fight where both fighters suffered severe career ending injuries (Boy would go on to challenge the world title, but wasn't the same and died soon after).
Animeography
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Hajime no Ippo
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Hajime no Ippo: Mashiba vs. Kimura
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Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger
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Hajime no Ippo: Boxer no Kobushi
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Hajime no Ippo: Rising