Fighting Spirit

Season 2, Episode 20

Episode Title: Junior Middleweight World Title Match

Air Date: 2009-05-19

Overview:

Ippo manages to win his title defense with a 1-round KO as per his promise and rushes back to see Takamura. There, he sees all of the Japanese champions and former champions, including Eiji and Sendo,encouraging Takamura to do his best. After a flashy entrance ceremony, the long-awaited world title match finally begins!