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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated March 19, 1964 reads, "Hiroyuki Ebihara, former world flyweight champion, is seen with Olympic Promoter George Parnassus. Ebihara fights Fabian Esquivel tonight on one of two 10-round main events at the Olympic." Photograph article partially reads, "Hiroyuki Ebihara, one of three Japanese natives to win a world boxing title, makes his United States debut at the Olympic Auditorium where the 23-year-old Tokyo born flyweight faces Fabian Esquivel of Juarez, Mexico, in the 10-round main event. Ebihara is favored...A product of Japan's tremendous post-war boxing boom, Ebihara has compiled a 42-2 record since turning professional in 1959. He has 26 knockouts to his creidt and has never been stopped."
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1 photographic print : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
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