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S2 E9: Inheritance Qualifications

The Kamogawa Boxing Gym gets a new recruit: Itagaki Manabu, the inter-high national runner up who happens to idolizes Ippo. Meanwhile, Ippo is hit with a blast from the past when he is challenged by Hammer Nao, his former junior who now seeks to defeat him and take his belt.

Air date	Mar 3, 2009
Runtime	24 minutes
TMDB rating	★ 7.5/10