Before Taking On The World is Round 1009 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Title Page Character(s): Ippo Makunouchi, Takeshi Sendō
Summary
After Ippo and Sendō finish sparring, Sendō walks away from the Kamogawa gym. Sendō comes across Takamura, who asks Sendō if Ippo has become weaker. Sendō denies it, thinking that he has just become stronger, and that he will wait his turn on the world title, letting Ippo get it first. Takamura asks what will Sendō do if Ippo loses the world title match or loses on his way there. Sendō claims he will get the world title himself and wait for him. Aoki, Kimura, and Itagaki goes to the gym after watching Volg's world title match and they find Ippo in the gym's ring passed out due to sparring with Sendō. Ippo, Aoki, Kimura, and Itagaki goes to Kamogawa's office, where Ippo gets scolded for sparring with Sendō without permission and getting beat up. With the gym members gathered, Kamogawa informs Ippo that his JBC featherweight title is being relinquished and Yagi reveals that Itagaki will be having a JBC featherweight title match to bring the belt back.
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