Okita Keigo (沖田 佳吾, lit. okita keigo) is a recurring character in Hajime no Ippo. He is a retired Featherweight boxer from Japan who held the East Japan Rookie King title before Makunouchi Ippo. Known to view Date Eiji with admiration to the point of mimicking the latter's fighting style, Okita was the fifth seed in Japan before his challenge and subsequent loss against Ippo. His surname is Okita. In Japan, surnames are listed before given names.