A New Name is Round 1022 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
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- Title Page Character(s): Ippo Makunouchi
Summary[]
Ippo looks at the ring and notices that the fourth match is over and ended in a knockout, remembering the saying that if the day starts with knockouts, it will end with knockouts. Ippo is thankful that the venue is so packed as the audience notices Ippo nearby, cheering for him. Ippo goes to where Itagaki is and sees him doing a quick mitt practice session with Shinoda. Aoki and Kimura notes how Itagaki isn't nervous for his first title match. Itagaki claims that he has beaten Imai before, making Shinoda scold him to not underestimate Imai. Itagaki tells Ippo how he hasn't forgotten the baton pass he got from him. Ippo goes to the waiting room, and Aoki and Kimura goes to the audience area to watch Itagaki's match. As Itagaki leaves, Ippo hopes he comes back as the champion. As the JBC featherweight title match is about to begin, Itagaki runs and jumps into the ring. The announcer claims the Itagaki is called the "Chronos," the God who rules over time itself.