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Time for the Showdown

S01E71·9.8·February 26, 2002·24m·Nippon TV

While the title match approach Ippo trains again and again. As it enters its footing, a crowd gathered in front of the room, there are people coming to buy their tickets for this match promises to be memorable. Yagi advertisement for Ippo that all match tickets were sold in one day, amazing. The next day is the day of the weigh-in. Ippo enters the room, always a little anxious, he sees Sendo, the defending champion has not changed, still relaxed too.

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#1In Season 1of 75 rated episodes

#2All-timeof 126 rated episodes

+1.2vs season avgSeason 1 averages 8.6

2002First airedFebruary 26, 2002

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Shinji SatohDirector · Storyboard Artist · Key Animation · Animation Director

Ryosuke NakamuraWriter Ichiro UnoKey Animation Koji KataokaKey Animation Masaki TanakaKey Animation Noriyuki FukudaSupervising Animation Director Takafumi HoriKey Animation Takeshi ImaiKey Animation Tomomi IshikawaKey Animation Yoshitaka YasudaKey Animation

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