Fighting Spirit (Hajime no Ippo) 135 (Monthly Shonen Magazine KC)

[Machine Translation] Ryo Mashiba, the God of Death, in a white-hot pre-world battle! His opponent is Juan Garcia, a difficult opponent! The two fighters exchange blows, but Garcia never allows Mashiba to strike a decisive blow! Ichiho Makunouchi, who was bullied by the bullies, happened to encounter boxing by chance and became passionate about it. He begins to ask himself the simple question, "What does it mean to be strong? He endures the hardest training with his own hard work and becomes stronger and stronger. After winning many mortal battles against many strong opponents, Kazuho became the Japanese champion with one of the hardest punches in the country. His next goal is to become the world champion! The pure and unlimitedly passionate Kazuho's further challenge has begun! The preliminary match for the world title match between Garcia, ranked 2nd in the world lightweight division, and Mashiba, ranked 3rd in the world lightweight division. Garcia, a former champion, skillfully continued to chip away at Mashiba's physical and mental strength. In the 4th round, the devil whispered to Mashiba, who could no longer raise his arms due to the accumulated damage, "If your punches don't hit the target, you can use something else. Kazuho shouted, and the audience shouted, too.

死神・間柴了、白熱の世界前哨戦！！　相手は難敵ファン・ガルシア！！　激しい打ち合い、しかしガルシアは間柴に決定打を許さない！いじめられっ子だった幕之内一歩はひょんなことからボクシングに出会い、熱中していく。一歩は『強いってどういうことだろう？』という素朴な疑問を抱えながら、持ち前の頑張りで過酷な練習に耐え抜き、強くなっていく。数多の強敵との死闘を勝ち抜き、国内屈指のハードパンチを持つ日本王者となった一歩。その次なる目標は遥かなる世界王者への道！　限りなく熱く純粋な一歩のさらなる挑戦が始まった！！世界ライト級2位・ガルシアVS.3位・間柴の、世界タイトルマッチへの前哨戦。元チャンピオンのガルシアは巧みに間柴の体力と精神力を削ぎ続ける。そして第4R、ダメージの蓄積で腕の上がらなくなった間柴に悪魔が囁いた‥‥「パンチが当たらなきゃ他のモノを出せばいい」　追い込まれた間柴。一歩は叫ぶ、観客も叫ぶ、その刹那!?