The World's Beckoning is Round 981 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Real Life People Mentioned: Carlos Zárate Serna, Lupe Pintor, Vicente Saldivar, Alfonso Zamora, Julio César Chávez, José Luis Castillo, Salvador Sánchez, Rubén Olivares
- Title Page Character(s): Ippo Makunouchi
Summary
Kamogawa and Yagi explain to Ippo that they have been trying to negotiate with the WBA champion Ricardo to have a match with him, shocking Ippo, and the other gym members who were eavesdropping by the door. Yagi notes that it has been difficult trying to get Ricardo's attention since Ricardo only accepts boxers deemed worthy and ranked first, so Ippo, ranked seventh will be facing the WBC second ranker from Mexico, Alfredo González. After Yagi reveals Alfredo's match record, Kamogawa claims that Alfredo's two losses are from Ricardo. Walking away from the Kamogawa gym, Kimura notices that Ippo hasn't fought a Mexican before, which Ippo claims he hasn't, but he heard that Mexicans are dominant in the featherweights and nearby weight classes. The next day at the Makunouchi Fishing Boat, Itagaki informs Ippo that the WBA, WBC, and IBF first ranker Volg has a title match set up.
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| 972 | 973 | 974 | 975 | 976 | 977 | 978 | 979 | 980 | 981 | ||||||||||