Debut Match is Round 717 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Title Page Character(s): Manabu Itagaki, Hiroyuki Hoshi
Summary
The referee ends the match without a count, resulting in Itagaki's victory as Itagaki jumps around in excitement. Sendō tells Ippo how Hoshi tried to keep punching at him without resting up and aim for a dual exchange, two things that Ippo and him could come up with and he still went right over his head. Shinoda notes how Itagaki went far beyond his expectations, which Kamogawa and Yagi also agree. Kimura sees the match as the debut of the genius Itagaki. Hoshi gets up in the ring and does a mic performance, where he tells Itagaki that he may have lost, but it's not over between them, before tossing the mic to Itagaki and walking away. Sendō claims that while Hoshi's aim is at Itagaki now, Itagaki may be aiming for Ippo soon to test himself one day. Ippo notes that they are in the same gym, which Sendō acknowledges, but reflects while walking away that that fact wouldn't matter if Itagaki is a real man. Itagaki earns respect with the crowd after commenting with a pun during the victory interview. Ippo doesn't think he will ever see another boxer that enjoys boxing this much.
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