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'''Randy Boy Junior''' (ランディー・ボーイ・ジュニア, ''lit. randī bōi junia'') is a semi-recurring character in ''[[Hajime no Ippo]]''. |
'''Randy Boy Junior''' (ランディー・ボーイ・ジュニア, ''lit. randī bōi junia'') is a semi-recurring character in ''[[Hajime no Ippo]]''. |
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+ | He is a [[featherweight]] professional [[Boxing|boxer]] and the son of [[Randy Boy Senior|Raccoon Boy]], the man who defeated [[Miyata Senior|Miyata's father]] and ended both their careers prematurely. Like [[Miyata Ichirō]], he has [[Switch Hitting|the exact same style]] as his father and as such [[Red Lightning Arc|their match was considered fate]]. |
He was the main antagonist for [[Miyata Ichirō]] in the [[Survival Match of Asian Champions Saga]]. |
He was the main antagonist for [[Miyata Ichirō]] in the [[Survival Match of Asian Champions Saga]]. |
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RBJ_-_Photo_2.png|Manga |
RBJ_-_Photo_2.png|Manga |
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|japanese_name = ランディー・ボーイ・ジュニア |
|japanese_name = ランディー・ボーイ・ジュニア |
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|nickname = "Asura" |
|nickname = "Asura" |
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|weight_class = [[Featherweight]] |
|weight_class = [[Featherweight]] |
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|style = [[Out-Boxing|Out-Boxer]]<br>[[Orthodox Boxing Style|Orthodox Style]]<br>[[Hybrid]] |
|style = [[Out-Boxing|Out-Boxer]]<br>[[Orthodox Boxing Style|Orthodox Style]]<br>[[Hybrid]] |
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| − | |stance = [[Orthodox Boxing Stance|Orthodox Stance]]<br>[[Switch Hitter]] |
+ | |stance = [[Orthodox Boxing Stance|Orthodox Stance]]<br>[[Switch Hitting|Switch Hitter]] |
| − | |rank = 12 ([[WBC]]) |
+ | |rank = 12 ([[World Boxing Council|WBC]]) |
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+ | |previous_trainer = [[Mr. Sakaguchi]] |
| − | |championships = [[OPBF]] [[wikipedia:Interim championship|Interim]] [[Featherweight]] |
+ | |championships = ''[[Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation|OPBF]] [[wikipedia:Interim championship|Interim]] [[Featherweight]] Championship'' |
|family = [[Randy Boy Senior]] (father) |
|family = [[Randy Boy Senior]] (father) |
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|total = 25 |
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|KO = 18 |
|KO = 18 |
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|losses = 1 |
|losses = 1 |
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|japanese_voice = [[Nakata Jouji]] ([[Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting (PS3)|PS3 Game]])}} |
|japanese_voice = [[Nakata Jouji]] ([[Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting (PS3)|PS3 Game]])}} |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===Part II=== |
===Part II=== |
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[[File:Mr_Sakaguchi_in_the_crowd.png|left|200px|thumb|Randy Boy Jr. with Mr. Sakaguchi in the crowd]] |
[[File:Mr_Sakaguchi_in_the_crowd.png|left|200px|thumb|Randy Boy Jr. with Mr. Sakaguchi in the crowd]] |
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[[File:RBJ_-_Miyata_-_Destiny.png|right|200px|thumb|Destiny]] |
[[File:RBJ_-_Miyata_-_Destiny.png|right|200px|thumb|Destiny]] |
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RBJ met Mr Sakaguchi outside and mentioned Miyata turned him down, but Mr Sakaguchi told him not to worry, he will get that match for him. RBJ mentioned if Miyata's fists weren't broken, he wondered what would have happened. After he heard that, Mr. Sakaguchi known how to arranged their match now. |
RBJ met Mr Sakaguchi outside and mentioned Miyata turned him down, but Mr Sakaguchi told him not to worry, he will get that match for him. RBJ mentioned if Miyata's fists weren't broken, he wondered what would have happened. After he heard that, Mr. Sakaguchi known how to arranged their match now. |
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Later on<ref>[[Chapter 708|Round 708]]</ref>, [[Yagi Haruhiko]] mentioned due to Miyata's fists being broken, he heard that the [[OPBF]] was going to select an interim Champion. [[Shinoda Tomoyuki]] mentioned that an Interim Champion means the actual champion (Miyata) would had to fight him after he's healed. He asked if Miyata and Ippo were to fight each other next? Yagi noted, "The situation has changed quite a bit now. Depending on what happens with [[Itagaki Manabu]] (match with [[Hoshi Hiroyuki]]), Ippo might have to accept a challenge, and he wouldn't be able to relinquish the belt until he settled that..." |
Later on<ref>[[Chapter 708|Round 708]]</ref>, [[Yagi Haruhiko]] mentioned due to Miyata's fists being broken, he heard that the [[OPBF]] was going to select an interim Champion. [[Shinoda Tomoyuki]] mentioned that an Interim Champion means the actual champion (Miyata) would had to fight him after he's healed. He asked if Miyata and Ippo were to fight each other next? Yagi noted, "The situation has changed quite a bit now. Depending on what happens with [[Itagaki Manabu]] (match with [[Hoshi Hiroyuki]]), Ippo might have to accept a challenge, and he wouldn't be able to relinquish the belt until he settled that..." |
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[[File:Miyata_looking_at_the_OPBF_Ranking.png|thumb|Miyata looking at the OPBF Ranking]] |
[[File:Miyata_looking_at_the_OPBF_Ranking.png|thumb|Miyata looking at the OPBF Ranking]] |
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| − | Miyata told his dad that it was not going to happen, he didn't care and there was no point in fighting them. "If they strip me of the belt because I ignored their decision, then that's fine with him. Even if it isn't for the title, as long as I can fight him (Ippo), I don't care. Right now, he's all that I can think about." When Miyata looked at the current OPBF rankings to see who was going to be fighting it out for the Interim OPBF belt, he noticed "Randy Boy Jr" on it for being #2 in the OPBF. After thinking it over, Miyata realized "fated match" starts to sound familiar but doesn't know from where. |
+ | Miyata told his dad that it was not going to happen, he didn't care and there was no point in fighting them. "If they strip me of the belt because I ignored their decision, then that's fine with him. Even if it isn't for the title, as long as I can fight him (Ippo), I don't care. Right now, he's all that I can think about." When Miyata looked at the current OPBF rankings to see who was going to be fighting it out for the Interim OPBF belt, he noticed "Randy Boy Jr." on it for being #2 in the OPBF. After thinking it over, Miyata realized "fated match" starts to sound familiar but doesn't know from where. |
[[File:RBJ_-_Photo.png|thumb|left]] |
[[File:RBJ_-_Photo.png|thumb|left]] |
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+ | When Kamogawa sees Ippo was only focused or singled tracked on Miyata<ref>[[Chapter 710|Round 710]]</ref>, if he fought someone else now, it would only end up being a half-hearted effort. Yagi thought it was a good thing they turned down an invitation for the OPBF interim title, even though having Ippo fight Miyata as the interim champion would have been exciting in its own way. Kamogawa felt that Ippo would had his head in the clouds and lose the match for the interim title instead. Yagi agreed since the #2 OPBF ranker has a strong reputation. After see his name, Kamogawa felt like he has heard the name before, but doesn't know where, and after seeing his face too. Yagi thinks so too. |
Miyata called off the match between Ippo and him<ref>[[Chapter 721|Round 721]]</ref>. Miyta Senior mentioned the new Interim Champion (Randy Boy Junior) contacted them while Miyata was still recovering, and told them because it was the Champion's duty to fight the interim champion upon his recovery. With the fight now called off, Ippo was going to face other other Asian Champions. |
Miyata called off the match between Ippo and him<ref>[[Chapter 721|Round 721]]</ref>. Miyta Senior mentioned the new Interim Champion (Randy Boy Junior) contacted them while Miyata was still recovering, and told them because it was the Champion's duty to fight the interim champion upon his recovery. With the fight now called off, Ippo was going to face other other Asian Champions. |
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| − | ===[[Survival Match of Asian Champions Saga|Survival Match of Asian Champions]]=== |
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| − | [[File:Mr_Sakaguchi_-_002.png|thumb|Mr Sakaguchi laughing at Ippo think Miyata will win against RBJ]] |
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| − | After the match<ref>[[Chapter 750|Round 750]]</ref>, Ippo ran into Mr. Sakaguchi. He wanted to try sign Ippo to a contract, but Ippo turned it down. Mr Sakaguchi asked Ippo if he wanted a World title, the one condition was that he had to beat his boxer, Randy Boy Junior - the New OPBF Interim Champion. Both of them were aiming for a World title match, Ippo and him will clash and he would like to Promote it. Ippo had nothing to discuss with him since he doesn't think Miyata will lose. Mr. Sakaguchi laughed, and commented that Ippo doesn't know their history. He told Ippo to look up and see, Miyata had no chance of winning. Mr. Sakaguchi saw, and it only made him more confident. Counters will be useless. History had already proven it. |
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| − | ====[[Winner Takes All Arc|Randy Boy's Previous Match]]==== |
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| − | [[File:Randy Boy Junior VS Banai Jakkuim - 01.png|thumb|left|RBJ vs Previous Opponent]] |
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| − | Ippo visited Fuji to watch the video of the OPBF interim match with Randy Boy Junior<ref>[[Chapter 751|Round 751]]</ref>. Miyata Senior was also there. They watched the tape, Ippo realized what Mr. Sakaguchi meant when he said counters won't work on Randy Boy Jr when he saw him in a Southpaw stance. According to Ippo, normally you send a right across your opponent's left for a Right cross. However against a southpaw, the range and angle are different. It's completely different than usual, where he meant that counters won't connect. Ippo noted that Miyata hasn't fought any southpaws before. |
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| − | Miyata Senior disagreed with Ippo's comment. He mentioned that it's not like there was nothing they could do, where Miyata could overcome his lack of experience through practice, and modern boxing had plenty of methods to deal with southpaws as well. He mentioned the opponent was using one of those methods now. Against a southpaw, used your right since southpaws had a tendency to for their left guard to be very weak. Thrown a High-low combination to disrupt it was a pure textbook approach to it. |
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| − | [[File:Randy Boy Junior VS Banai Jakkuim - 03.png|thumb|left|RBJ vs Previous Opponent Anti Southpaw Right Cross]] |
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| − | Miyata Senior mentioned that the opponent had been aiming for it a while now. Randy's lead hand was being completely parried, and he been held back and irritated. He asked Ippo what he would done when his lead fist can't connect at all. Ippo thought when the jabs aren't connecting you started to want to throw a left straight. Miyata Senior mentioned he target that with your right, this was an anti-southpaw right cross. Randy dodged it and KO'ed the opponent instead. |
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| − | [[File:Randy Boy Junior VS Banai Jakkuim - 04.png|thumb|RBJ vs Previous Opponent Anti Southpaw Right Cross]] |
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| − | Ippo wondered why the counter didn't land, and why the opponent is down. After re-watching it, Ippo noticed Randy Boy Junior was not in a southpaw stance, where he switched over to an orthodox stance. Naturally the anti-southpaw counter's timing will be thrown off which lead to the opponent going down. Ippo wanted to watch the tape again, but Miyata Senior wanted to stop it, and finally realized who Randy Boy Junior was. Miyata Senior, "Seeing the finishing blow made me realize it, no I suppose I should say it made him remember it..." |
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| − | [[File:Raccoon_Boy_vs_Miyata_Senior_-_01_.png|thumb|left|Raccoon Boy vs Miyata Senior]] |
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| − | Fuji mentioned he can understand how Miyata Senior might had missed it before since his name is different. The man that Miyata Senior fought in his prime was called Raccoon Boy. Miyata Senior, mentioned that Randy Boy Junior was the son of the boxer who ended his career, and that finish blow is the same exact one that destroyed his jaw. Led on to believe he was a southpaw, he matched the distance and timing to throw a counter only to get shot down. After losing, Miyata Senior told himself it was just a lucky punch, but it was clearly something he was aiming for. Realized the extraordinary depth at the World stage, he chose to retire instead. |
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| − | [[File:Racoon_vs_Miyata_Senior_-_002.png|thumb|Racoon vs Miyata Senior]] |
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| − | Later on, according to Yagi, "They Called him Racoon because he's good with both hands." Ippo mention he is a switch hitter. Yagi mentions they had no information about it at the the time, but even if they had known, they would have still believed that Miyata Senior could have won it. |
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| − | Yagi remembers "It was his 7th OPBF Title Defense that day, and the entire hall was excited about a man who could take on the World." Yagi thought Ichiro had yet to outdo his father in counters yet. "Miyata Senior's counter were as sharp as usual on that day, where he had a point lead entering the last round, and just as we thought he had won...that tragedy occurred. The Hall went Silent, as if it had been frozen, and the only thing you could hear was Ichiro crying voice." |
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| − | At the time, Yagi thought it was a lucky punch that won it for him, but afterwards Kamogawa explained to him that right when he was going for the counter, Racoon Boy actually switched from the southpaw style to orthodox stance. He was clearly aiming for it. |
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| − | [[File:Gedo - RBJ mention.png|thumb|left|Gedo mentioning Randy Boy Junior]] |
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| − | After Ippo defeated Gedo, Gedo mentioned that not all of his losses are fake losses. Gedo told them that he fought someone that shattered his dreams of reaching the World stage. That person was Randy Boy Junior. |
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After defeating all the boxers at [[Otowa Boxing Gym]], Randy Boy Junior was having a hard time finding training partners. Mr. Sakaguchi mentioned that they should had gone to Mexico instead of training in Japan. When Mari asked why he didn't, Otowa Coach told them it was because he was too cheap. Mr Sakaguchi wondered if there was any other gyms they could call, that had a fast fighter (to prepare for Miyata, and to show off.) Otowa Coach doesn't think so when they heard about Randy Boy Junior destroying boxers. |
After defeating all the boxers at [[Otowa Boxing Gym]], Randy Boy Junior was having a hard time finding training partners. Mr. Sakaguchi mentioned that they should had gone to Mexico instead of training in Japan. When Mari asked why he didn't, Otowa Coach told them it was because he was too cheap. Mr Sakaguchi wondered if there was any other gyms they could call, that had a fast fighter (to prepare for Miyata, and to show off.) Otowa Coach doesn't think so when they heard about Randy Boy Junior destroying boxers. |
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In order to find someone to eat his words, they begun to think of potential opponents for him. Mari thought of Itagaki. After he heard about it, Itagaki wanted to fight, but Yagi and Shinoda don't know if it would be a good idea since the Coach Kamogawa was gone, and Randy Boy Junior had destroyed a few boxers already. Itagaki mentioned since he wasn't able to spar with Ippo, he wanted to find someone strong. Itagaki, Shinoda, Yagi, and Ippo headed over there to spar. |
In order to find someone to eat his words, they begun to think of potential opponents for him. Mari thought of Itagaki. After he heard about it, Itagaki wanted to fight, but Yagi and Shinoda don't know if it would be a good idea since the Coach Kamogawa was gone, and Randy Boy Junior had destroyed a few boxers already. Itagaki mentioned since he wasn't able to spar with Ippo, he wanted to find someone strong. Itagaki, Shinoda, Yagi, and Ippo headed over there to spar. |
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Randy was beaten by Miyata after what was undoubtedly Miyata's most intense fight up until that point. This angered his manager, [[Mr. Sakaguchi]], into nullifying their contract. Without even paying attention to his manager, Randy accepted the outcome of his fate against Miyata and then decided together with his team to go home back to the Philippines. |
Randy was beaten by Miyata after what was undoubtedly Miyata's most intense fight up until that point. This angered his manager, [[Mr. Sakaguchi]], into nullifying their contract. Without even paying attention to his manager, Randy accepted the outcome of his fate against Miyata and then decided together with his team to go home back to the Philippines. |
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Randy is an arrogant boxer who considers himself much better than his opponents. He is also shown to be quite level-headed, not holding a grudge over Miyata's father killing his own. But when he is losing in a fight, he can become extremely furious in contrast to his normal demeanor. He becomes even more dangerous, with his normal aloof face changing into one of pure rage. |
Randy is an arrogant boxer who considers himself much better than his opponents. He is also shown to be quite level-headed, not holding a grudge over Miyata's father killing his own. But when he is losing in a fight, he can become extremely furious in contrast to his normal demeanor. He becomes even more dangerous, with his normal aloof face changing into one of pure rage. |
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Randy Boy Jr. is a strong and ambidextrous boxer, just like his father, which enables him to be a "Switch Hitter": a boxer who is capable of freely switching stance from orthodox to southpaw and vice versa. His style has given him the ring name "[[Asura]]" because of his ability to "go" and "see" anywhere in the ring. His switching is said to be the perfect match-up against counter-punchers, and out-boxers in general, because it disrupts their rhythm and timing. This was shown in his past fights and his spar with [[Itagaki Manabu]] (who had already awakened his latent potential). He has power and endurance supposedly on par with [[Makunouchi Ippo]], and is also surprisingly fast. Randy is also good at using head slips and parrying punches. |
Randy Boy Jr. is a strong and ambidextrous boxer, just like his father, which enables him to be a "Switch Hitter": a boxer who is capable of freely switching stance from orthodox to southpaw and vice versa. His style has given him the ring name "[[Asura]]" because of his ability to "go" and "see" anywhere in the ring. His switching is said to be the perfect match-up against counter-punchers, and out-boxers in general, because it disrupts their rhythm and timing. This was shown in his past fights and his spar with [[Itagaki Manabu]] (who had already awakened his latent potential). He has power and endurance supposedly on par with [[Makunouchi Ippo]], and is also surprisingly fast. Randy is also good at using head slips and parrying punches. |
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Revision as of 06:32, 6 September 2019
Randy Boy Junior (ランディー・ボーイ・ジュニア, lit. randī bōi junia) is a semi-recurring character in Hajime no Ippo.
He is a featherweight professional boxer and the son of Raccoon Boy, the man who defeated Miyata's father and ended both their careers prematurely. Like Miyata Ichirō, he has the exact same style as his father and as such their match was considered fate.
He was the main antagonist for Miyata Ichirō in the Survival Match of Asian Champions Saga.
Randy is currently the strongest Filipino character so far in the series.
Background
Randy Boy Junior is a Featherweight professional boxer and the son of Raccoon Boy, the man who defeated Miyata's father and ended both their careers prematurely. Like Miyata Ichirō, he has the same style as his father.
He holds a victory over the former Filipino Featherweight Champion and fellow countryman, Malcolm Gedo, who shattered his dreams of reaching the world stage from being defeated.
History
Part II
Inescapable Destiny Arc
Randy Boy Jr. with Mr. Sakaguchi in the crowd
Destiny
During the 3rd Round, Miyata noticed a familiar face in the crowd, Mr. Sakaguchi. He also noticed a person (Randy Boy Junior) that sat next to Mr. Sakaguchi that lookeds familiar to him, but couldn't place him. Miyata started thinking about who that person might have been, and he became distracted in his match which allowed Che to land some punches on him.
As Miyata tried to get away from Che, Che steped on Miyata's foot (similar to what Mashiba Ryō did to him in the Rookie King Tournament)[1] preventing him from getting away. Che continued to land punches on Miyata. While Miyata was getting hit, he was still trying to remember who the person next to Mr. Sakaguchi was. Miyata ended up winning the match, but he broke both of fists in the process.
In the Locker Room, Miyata Senior mentioned they needed to delay his upcoming match with Ippo in April in order for Miyata to heal. Miyata left the waiting room, and met Randy Boy Junior out in the hall. Randy Boy Junior told Miyata, "We were destined to meet..."
Miyata asked (in English) who Randy Boy Jr was, but he didn't answer. Instead he thrown a punch toward Miyata but missed, and told him that "Did I not say this was a fated meeting? And no one can fight against fate. You and I were meant to fight!" Miyata Senior came out and wondered what was going on, and Randy Boy Junior started to leave, and mentioned, "A father-son team, is it..? So it is fated after all. Do not forget, Ichiro Miyata, you cannot escape from your destiny." Miyata still didn't know who he was, but he realized he is not the typical cannon fodder.
RBJ met Mr Sakaguchi outside and mentioned Miyata turned him down, but Mr Sakaguchi told him not to worry, he will get that match for him. RBJ mentioned if Miyata's fists weren't broken, he wondered what would have happened. After he heard that, Mr. Sakaguchi known how to arranged their match now.
Seiken Arc
Later on[2], Yagi Haruhiko mentioned due to Miyata's fists being broken, he heard that the OPBF was going to select an interim Champion. Shinoda Tomoyuki mentioned that an Interim Champion means the actual champion (Miyata) would had to fight him after he's healed. He asked if Miyata and Ippo were to fight each other next? Yagi noted, "The situation has changed quite a bit now. Depending on what happens with Itagaki Manabu (match with Hoshi Hiroyuki), Ippo might have to accept a challenge, and he wouldn't be able to relinquish the belt until he settled that..."
Miyata Senior mentioned that the OPBF was holding a match for an interim champion since Miyata's recovery will take awhile[3]. The interim champion takes the champion's place while he is incapacitated. There will be a match between the highest Rankers to decided who gets the position. Miyata noted that Ippo was ranked first in the OPBF, but Miyata Senior told him that he's not in the running since he's only focusing on his match against Miyata. So the Interim Champion match, is going to be the 2nd Ranked Filipino and a Thai who was ranked 3rd. Who ever won, intended on being his return opponent since the active champion was suppose to fight the interim champion whenever he was fully healed.
Miyata looking at the OPBF Ranking
Miyata told his dad that it was not going to happen, he didn't care and there was no point in fighting them. "If they strip me of the belt because I ignored their decision, then that's fine with him. Even if it isn't for the title, as long as I can fight him (Ippo), I don't care. Right now, he's all that I can think about." When Miyata looked at the current OPBF rankings to see who was going to be fighting it out for the Interim OPBF belt, he noticed "Randy Boy Jr." on it for being #2 in the OPBF. After thinking it over, Miyata realized "fated match" starts to sound familiar but doesn't know from where.
When Kamogawa sees Ippo was only focused or singled tracked on Miyata[4], if he fought someone else now, it would only end up being a half-hearted effort. Yagi thought it was a good thing they turned down an invitation for the OPBF interim title, even though having Ippo fight Miyata as the interim champion would have been exciting in its own way. Kamogawa felt that Ippo would had his head in the clouds and lose the match for the interim title instead. Yagi agreed since the #2 OPBF ranker has a strong reputation. After see his name, Kamogawa felt like he has heard the name before, but doesn't know where, and after seeing his face too. Yagi thinks so too.
Miyata called off the match between Ippo and him[5]. Miyta Senior mentioned the new Interim Champion (Randy Boy Junior) contacted them while Miyata was still recovering, and told them because it was the Champion's duty to fight the interim champion upon his recovery. With the fight now called off, Ippo was going to face other other Asian Champions.
Operation World Domination Arc
Red Lightning Arc
After defeating all the boxers at Otowa Boxing Gym, Randy Boy Junior was having a hard time finding training partners. Mr. Sakaguchi mentioned that they should had gone to Mexico instead of training in Japan. When Mari asked why he didn't, Otowa Coach told them it was because he was too cheap. Mr Sakaguchi wondered if there was any other gyms they could call, that had a fast fighter (to prepare for Miyata, and to show off.) Otowa Coach doesn't think so when they heard about Randy Boy Junior destroying boxers. In order to find someone to eat his words, they begun to think of potential opponents for him. Mari thought of Itagaki. After he heard about it, Itagaki wanted to fight, but Yagi and Shinoda don't know if it would be a good idea since the Coach Kamogawa was gone, and Randy Boy Junior had destroyed a few boxers already. Itagaki mentioned since he wasn't able to spar with Ippo, he wanted to find someone strong. Itagaki, Shinoda, Yagi, and Ippo headed over there to spar.
Randy was aiming to defeat Ricardo Martinez to become World Champion. It is revealed before his fight with Ichiro Miyata that his father died after his world title bout. He suspects it was because he sustained brain damage after the fight with Miyata's father.
Randy was beaten by Miyata after what was undoubtedly Miyata's most intense fight up until that point. This angered his manager, Mr. Sakaguchi, into nullifying their contract. Without even paying attention to his manager, Randy accepted the outcome of his fate against Miyata and then decided together with his team to go home back to the Philippines.
Match History
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| # | Result | Record | Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Type | Notes |
| 25 | LOSS | 24-1-0 | 1997-04-15 |  Miyata Ichirō[6]
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Yokohama Arena, Tokyo, Japan | 7(12) 2:05 | KO | OPBF Title Featherweight Unification Match |
| 24 | WIN | 24-0-0 | 1996-06-?? |  Banai Jakkuim[7]
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Metro Manila, Philippines | ?? | KO | Interim OPBF Title Featherweight Match |
| ? | WIN | ?-0-0 | 199?-0?-?? |  Malcolm Gedo[8]
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Metro Manila, Philippines | ?? | KO | |
Spars
- VS Itagaki Manabu 1R KO Win
Appearance
Randy is a tall man with tan colored skin. He is well built with a strong and muscular body. He has intimidating sharp eyes and thick eyebrows. He also has a short neatly trimmed mustache on his upper lips and spiky black long hair.
Personality
Randy is an arrogant boxer who considers himself much better than his opponents. He is also shown to be quite level-headed, not holding a grudge over Miyata's father killing his own. But when he is losing in a fight, he can become extremely furious in contrast to his normal demeanor. He becomes even more dangerous, with his normal aloof face changing into one of pure rage.
Boxing Abilities
Randy Boy Jr. is a strong and ambidextrous boxer, just like his father, which enables him to be a "Switch Hitter": a boxer who is capable of freely switching stance from orthodox to southpaw and vice versa. His style has given him the ring name "Asura" because of his ability to "go" and "see" anywhere in the ring. His switching is said to be the perfect match-up against counter-punchers, and out-boxers in general, because it disrupts their rhythm and timing. This was shown in his past fights and his spar with Itagaki Manabu (who had already awakened his latent potential). He has power and endurance supposedly on par with Makunouchi Ippo, and is also surprisingly fast. Randy is also good at using head slips and parrying punches.
His usual pattern is to allow his opponent to get into rhythm (though this means he may have to take some hits) then disrupt it by switching stances. Using this, he eventually catches them. If he traps his opponents in the corner, he will face them directly with his hands up on both sides of his face. From there he switches between orthodox and southpaw depending on where his opponents move.
Techniques
Weaknesses
Randy tends to take a lot of hits despite his speed and endurance. His signature strategy may not be as effective against in-fighters like Sendo or Ippo, since the punishment he would have to take from them may be too severe to allow him to mount a counterattack. Moreover, switching stances has little effect on in-fighters.
Randy is ambidextrous, but when he becomes off-balance he instinctively throws his left. Miyata exploited this habit to land his first major counter of the match.
Gallery
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Trivia
- Randy shares similarities with a real-life Filipino professional boxer, the five-division world champion Nonito Donaire, who is a switch-hitter known as "The Filipino Flash". Donaire was regarded by the BWAA as the fighter of the year for 2012. Donaire is known for his power, speed and aggressive fighting style, as well as great technical skills and a good counter punching skills. They're also physically similar, although Donaire has a lighter skin tone and a less serious look on his face. Donaire is also known to be a fan of Hajime No Ippo, and has personally met the author of Hajime No Ippo
- The face of Randy Boy Junior is same as the late action star Rudy Fernandez.