Ichiro Miyata - 宮田 一郎

Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki

Miyata a very skilled outboxer that specializes in counter punches. Considered by many to be a boxing prodigy, he uses the boxing style that his father used. After his father is forced to retire, Miyata decides to take on his style of boxing to prove its worth, and to go above and beyond him. He begins at Kamogawa Gym, but after losing to Ippo, he later transfers to Kawahara Gym in hopes of one day facing Ippo in an official match. Miyata himself looked down on Ippo a little at first, but after he helped Ippo to buy new boots for their first match, he started to respect him more, developing a friendly rivalry.

Miyata originally starts to rise very rapidly in the Eastern Championship, until he is defeated by Ryo Mashiba. After physically recovering and graduating high school, he visits Ippo and tells him that he's going in a tour through Thailand and Korea to improve his skills and then fight him. Miyata has trained all across the Pacific and eventually returns to the mainstream boxing scene as the main contender to the OPBF featherweight title. Together with the Jolt Counter, a deadly full-body powered counter blow enough to knock someone out cold, Miyata KOs Australian boxer Arnie Gregory to become the current regional champion. He has defended his title five times, all by KO, boosting him up to the rank of WBC #5 Featherweight. Miyata currently defeated Randy Boy Junior, the OPBF interim champion who was crowned during Miyata's absence due to broken fists. Successor of the style that defeated his father. His ring name is the God of Thunder due to his quick speed,and his powerful counters.

Unfortunately Miyata's body structure is not suited for Feather Weight Class but for the Junior Light weight & light weight class, due to that he needs to fight a single match per month to keep his weight at 126 Lbs, the limit of the feather weight class. Furthermore he has a glass jaw that is a severe weakness for him. Miyata seems partially based on former world champion Sugar Ray Leonard for his phenomenal skill, speed, and counter punching ability, though Morikawa has said in interviews that he also based Miyata on his personal friend, Naoto Takahashi, a former Japan and OPBF champion.

Miyata currently holds a record of 22-1-1 with 22 Knockouts and is the reigning OPBF Featherweight Champion.