Kōji Ōtomo (大友 晃司, Ōtomo Kōji) is a non-recurring character in Hajime no Ippo. He is a featherweight professional boxer and former JBC featherweight champion that fought against Eiji Date in his sixth match where Kōji loses his champion title.
Background[]
At some point, Kōji became the JBC featherweight champion. He would later lose his title in a title defence against the challenger Eiji Date by knockout on the ninth round. Kōji's status beyond the match is unknown.
Match History[]
| Match History | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Result | Record | Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Type | Notes |
| ? | LOSS | ?-?-? | 198X |  Eiji Date[1]
|
Tokyo, Japan | 9(10) | KO | JBC Featherweight Title Defence Match |
Etymology[]
- The name Kōji means "clear" (晃) (kō) and "officer, boss" (司) (ji).
- Kōji's surname Ōtomo means "big, great" (大) (ō) and "friend, companion, pal" (友) (tomo).