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Return Visit to Mexico is Round 1381 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.

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In the Kamogawa gym's ring, Shinoda frantically requests for Taihei to stop punching his mitts. Aoki is surprised that Taihei and Kintarō have punches that can hurt the wrists of the veteran trainer. Shinoda comments how it is more their speed than power that gave him trouble, as their combinations flowed together nicely. Itagaki claims that the two students hit with all their strength because since Ippo's wrists are strong, instead of absorbing the punches that hit the mitts, he pushes them back. Taihei and Kintarō explain how it is like punching concrete, so they have to stay focused and only punching when their fists are hard and straight. They add how at first, they would hit where the mitts are placed, however, Ippo has started to knock every punch they throw down. Shinoda is shocked to hear that, as it is just like using counters, something that he was poor at as an active boxer, having to rely on dual exchanges. Shinoda wonders how many weapons are at Ippo's disposal now in his new environment, as he is thinking and acting on his own, overcoming his weaknesses. Ippo arrives to Mexico and meets Sendō and Yanaoka at the airport. Yanaoka claims that Wally defeated most of the sparring partners from Volg's crew, so he is counting on Ippo and Sendō on being their sparring partners. Outside, they meet up with the Marakas Brothers, who begins to drive them to their gym where Volg and Wally are. Along the way, Milo states that Dankichi has been his acquaintance ever since he visited Mexico. Ippo asked Milo of Volg and Wally's condition, which Milo answered that their fine, but the lack of sparring partners is troublesome. Sendō asks why Volg and Wally can't spar each other, but Yanaoka explains that while Volg would be useful to spar against, Wally is too wild to spar with. As Ippo notes that Volg's opponent is a short fighter type, Sendō decides that Ippo will spar with Volg while he fights Wally, wanting to put him down since he is the reason he can't fight Ricardo. As Milo says that they are almost to the gym, he is about to hit someone with his vehicle.

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