The crown jewel of New Challenger is arguably the brutal, heart-stopping clash between the gym's loudmouth powerhouse, Mamoru Takamura, and the WBC Junior Middleweight World Champion, Bryan Hawk.
While the first season was a traditional underdog story tracking Ippo Makunouchi’s meteoric rise to become the Japanese Featherweight Champion, New Challenger leans heavily on his peers and the harsh realities of the professional boxing world: Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger 2
: Now the reigning champion, Ippo takes a bit of a step back as he defends his belt and looks for a way to realize his promised clash with his ultimate rival, Ichiro Miyata. The crown jewel of New Challenger is arguably