Start of Ippo vs Jason match, both men exchange powerful punches but neither goes down. Air Date : 8th-Jan-2001

Ippo is a high school student who works full time at his mother's fishing though. Because of this, he gets bullied on by the kids at his school. That's when his life turns around, when a professional boxer happens to be jogging along the way, and introduces Ippo to the world of boxing. Air Date : 3rd-Oct-2000  Read More

Ippo succeeds in catching 10 falling leaves, and is granted his first sparring session. Air Date : 10th-Oct-2000  Read More

Ippo loses his first sparring session, but shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym. Air Date : 17th-Oct-2000  Read More

Ippo practices shadow boxing. Air Date : 24th-Oct-2000  Read More

Ippo trains for a rematch. Air Date : 31st-Oct-2000  Read More

Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch. Air Date : 6th-Nov-2000  Read More

Ippo and Miyata are in the last round of the rematch Air Date : 13th-Nov-2000  Read More

Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing. Air Date : 20th-Nov-2000  Read More

Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba. Air Date : 27th-Nov-2000  Read More

Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match. Air Date : 4th-Dec-2000  Read More

Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O. Air Date : 11th-Dec-2000  Read More

Ippo fights and wins his second match via K.O.,After the fight he was befriended by Umezawa, his former bully. Air Date : 18th-Dec-2000  Read More

Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament. Air Date : 25th-Dec-2000  Read More

Start of Ippo vs Jason match, both men exchange powerful punches but neither goes down. Air Date : 8th-Jan-2001  Read More

Ippo defeats Jason via K.O. after a tough match. Air Date : 15th-Jan-2001  Read More

Ippo watches the fight videos of Kobashi and Hayami, his future opponents. Air Date : 22nd-Jan-2001  Read More

Ippo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach. Air Date : 29th-Jan-2001  Read More

Start of Ippo vs Kobashi match, Ippo is loosing by points because of Kobashi's strategy. Air Date : 5th-Feb-2001  Read More

Kobashi abandoned his strategy and loses the match to Ippo via K.O. Air Date : 12th-Feb-2001  Read More

Takamura wins the Japanese Middleweight Championship belt, Ippo trains with Aoki to counter Hayami's Shotgun punch. Air Date : 19th-Feb-2001  Read More

Start of Ippo vs Hayami fight, Hayami takes the advantage during the early rounds. Air Date : 26th-Feb-2001  Read More

Ippo defeats Hayami via K.O. Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura's help Ippo win the match. Air Date : 5th-Mar-2001  Read More

Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off. Air Date : 12th-Mar-2001  Read More

Miyata and Mashiba continues to fight. Ippo is angred by the outcome. Air Date : 19th-Mar-2001  Read More

Ippo trains for Mashiba flicker jabs. Air Date : 26th-Mar-2001  Read More

Ippo VS Mashiba Round 1 Air Date : 2nd-Apr-2001  Read More

Ippo VS Mashiba continues. Air Date : 9th-Apr-2001  Read More

Ippo defeats Mashiba for Rookie King of Eastren Japan. Air Date : 16th-Apr-2001  Read More

Sendo goes to Japan to meet Ippo and make him go to All Japan and gets a chance to spar with Takamura. Air Date : 23rd-Apr-2001  Read More

Ippo learns how to heal his right fist and gets ready for the All Japan but something happens his powerful right punches! Air Date : 30th-Apr-2001  Read More

Episode 31 is a retrospective on the hope that managed Ippo championship. It is made in the form of a newspaper article commented and written Fuuji, journalist of the monthly "boxing fan." Air Date : 7th-May-2001  Read More