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As a child, Miyata was extremely cheerful. He set his father as a role model and went to many of his matches, but after his father's defeat at the hands of Randy Boy Senior and subsequent retirement from boxing, Miyata became calm and serious. There are few instances in which he is seen smiling, such as after defeating Jimmy Sisphar and Randy Boy Junior, when Mr. Sakaguchi's assault was published in the newspaper and while sparring with Sendō.

He is very stubborn, as evident in his refusal to move up to another weight class to ease the severity of his weight control, and when he didn't want to learn uppercuts to defeat Randy Boy Junior. However, he has his reasons for being stubborn, namely his promise to Ippo and his pride in his father's boxing. Miyata is also proud and dislikes being disrespected, such as when Sendō playfully smacked him in the back of the head, Miyata threw a glove at him and told him to get in the ring. Miyata is shown to be snarky at times, as he sarcastically stated that he wouldn't be enough to take on Ippo, who never fought before, before their first spar began.

He is particularly close to Takamura, Kimura and Ippo, but he doesn't have many friends outside of his former gym mates. While Miyata does not have a love interest, he has many female fans, and Ippo's admiration of Miyata gets pointed out by the Kamogawa gym members at times, saying that he is in love with him.[38] Miyata has shown fluency in speaking Thai and English.

Miyata is a tall and muscular boxer with fair skin. He has short jet-black hair with bangs covering his forehead and ears, and his sharp eyes are dark red in color. He is said to physically resemble Tatsuya Kimura, have a "pointy nose," as well as "handsome," with most of his matches garnering female spectators who encourage him to "not get hit in the face." His attire usually consists of plain t-shirts, shirts, and tank tops of various colors. His usual choice of legwear are blue jeans or beige or black pants

When Miyata was a child, he would be at the ringside watching his father's boxing matches. When his father was fighting in his seventh OPBF featherweight title defense match, Miyata watched in shock as he was defeated by what Miyata thought was a "lucky punch" from Randy Boy Senior.[2] As his father was taken to the hospital and forced to retire due to his broken jaw, people he knew visited him there until they eventually stopped, however, Miyata stayed at his father's side the entire time.[3] Miyata's mother left the family, with Miyata's last encounter of her was from the note she left.[4]

The once cheerful Miyata stopped smiling and talked less while carrying his father's old boxing gloves, which his father didn't like and struck him for it one day.[5] Determined to prove that his father's boxing is not wrong, Miyata joined the Kamogawa gym, where his first request was for the gym's staff to teach him how to use counters.[6] Miyata was beaten everyday at the gym until he found his secret weapon: timing.[7]

One year later, Miyata was shadowboxing based on his father's movements in a park. His father came across the event and scolded him for it since he did not want to be reminded of boxing. Miyata expressed his determination of never wanting to forget that his father was an amazing champion by practicing all the time. After showing his father his movements that mimic him and revealing that he was self-taught from watching his father's matches, Miyata's decision to box was supported by his father, who soon became his trainer.[8]

Ichirō Miyata (宮田一郎, Miyata Ichirō) is a featherweight professional boxer, the OPBF featherweight champion, and Ippo Makunouchi's idol and eternal rival.

Miyata is a very skilled out-boxer with a cool fighter who specializes in counter punches. He is considered by many to be a boxing prodigy, he uses the same boxing style as his father. After his father was forced to retire, Miyata decided to take on his style of boxing to prove its worth on the world stage. He started at Kamogawa gym, where he eventually met Ippo and had a pair of spars with him. After the two spars which ended in Miyata's victory and defeat, he transfers to the Kawahara gym in hopes of one day facing Ippo in an official match to settle the score.

Current Weight Class:
Featherweight
Reach:
175.3 cm (69")
Style(s):
Out-Boxer
Counter-Puncher
Stance(s):
Orthodox Stance
Detroit Style
Hitman Style
Current Affiliation:
Kawahara Boxing Gym
Previous Affiliation:
Kamogawa Boxing Gym
Current Trainer:
Miyata Senior

Boxing Record
Rank:
5 (WBA) 5 (WBC)[1]
C (OPBF)
Total Matches:
28
Wins:
26
Wins by KO:
22
Losses:
1
Draws:
1
Championship(s):
OPBF Featherweight Champion

Japanese Name:
宮田一郎
Nickname(s):
"Thunder God" (雷神, Raijin)
"Prince of Counters"
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
August 27, 2007/2008 (invented)
Age:
17 y/o (invented)
15 (Debut Chapter)
Homeland:
Japan Tokyo, Japan
Family:
Miyata (Father)
Ichirō's Mother (Mother)
Height:
171.5 cm (5'7½")
Occupation:
Professional Boxer
Márquez Employee