Ep. 57: Ippo Date faces a critical moment in his fight against the champion Takamura Mamoru.
Aired on November 14, 2001
Ippo Date questions his actions while street shots appear, recalling his promise to Takamura to give his maximum effort in this bout. He executes an overwhelming strike that leaves the champion’s legs unresponsive. Despite this, Ippo launches a massive attack, but Takamura uses his iron will to narrowly dodge the blow. The fourth round concludes shortly after this intense exchange. The audience is left uncertain about the outcome, including the defending champion of average weight, Takamura Mamoru, who does not know what will happen next.
Episodes
- Ep. 53 · Background episode focusing on Date Eiji's personal development and self-discovery journey
- Ep. 54 · Takamura faces Tamaki in title defense despite sauna-induced weakness
- Ep. 55 · Ippo trains before his Japan Featherweight Title Match while his coach falls ill.
- Ep. 56 · Ippo doubts his hits but regains confidence to counter Date's head movement technique in the third round.
- Ep. 57 · Ippo Date faces a critical moment in his fight against the champion Takamura Mamoru.
- Ep. 58 · Ippo receives applause after victory while Sendo rages and seeks revenge on Makunouchi with Vorg.
- Ep. 59 · Sendou Takeshi and Volg Zangief begin their determined match
- Ep. 60 · Sendou secures victory against Volg in a decisive match outcome.
- Ep. 61 · Miyata Ichirou secures victory against Li Chou Bil in this episode