After Sendō explained the benefits of the ankle weights, Mari asked Sendō if he heard the rumours of Ippo having defeated five opponents with KO's in five days. Mari then learned about Sendō's leg weights, even trying them on herself for reference material. After hearing the story of Sendō's past, Sendō himself entered his home. Mari then asked how the grandmother raised him. Mari got confirmation from the grandmother that Sendō lost his parents and she raised him by herself. Mari began to interview Sendō's grandmother instead about Sendō's past. The grandmother requested Mari to wait, as Sendō had left to run. When she arrived at the Sendō Shop, Mari met Sendō's grandmother. Mari went to Osaka in order to interview JBC featherweight champion Sendō Takeshi before his title defence against Ippo. Mari learning about Sendō's past from his grandmother. Ippo decided to do it after being talked into it. She then asked for an autograph, since she believed his autograph could be worth some money in the future. When Ippo mentioned he was asked about it before, Mari decided not to ask if other reporters already asked. Her last question was why he started boxing. Mari decided to ask questions instead, however Ippo gave her boring answers until she asked which fight gave him the greatest impression on him, which was his fight against Date Eiji, surprising her. However, without Kamogawa Genji's supervision, a spar is not possible. When Ippo returned, Mari commented on her further interest in him after watching videos of his matches, wanting to see him in action in a spar. The next day, Mari visited the Kamogawa Boxing Gym and waited for Ippo to return from roadwork. When Takamura's entrance began, Mari was impressed by the bear skin. After Aoki and Kimura's match, Mari introduced herself to Ippo and Nekota Ginpachi, claiming that she is interested in Ippo. Mari went to the Kōrakuen Hall to attend Takamura's title defence against Itō Takaaki. Mari then sees Makunouchi Ippo, who she began to get interested in. Despite this, she comments on how Takamura is one of the few Japanese boxers that have the potential to rise to the top of the world. After Mari mentioned a few popular boxers, they ask who she likes in Japan, which she claimed that there is no one to watch in Japan and watches boxing in Mexico and Las Vegas, claiming that the champions in Japan match up to four or six rounder boxers in the Mexico and Las Vegas area. Aoki Masaru and Kimura asked her about her favourite boxers. When Kimura Tatsuya offered her information and mentioned that boxers "like the ladies", Mari told him to not mind her and that she does not want special treatment just because of her gender. When the other reporters leave, Mari was introduced by Fujii to the gym members. Mari talking with Aoki and Kimura, visiting the Kamogawa gym for the first time.Īfter hearing about Takamura defeating a bear, Mari went with Fujii Minoru to the Kamogawa Boxing Gym to find out more about it. She decided to travel across multiple countries to watch boxing and learned that many dreams are ingrained into a strong boxer's fists, making them heavy. After she saw him being excited when the boxer he lost to scored a down, as he knew that his opponent wouldn't get up because his fists were heavy due to them having his dreams within them, she wanted to understand how he felt. When Mari met a boxer who was a star as an amateur in high school, he invited her to watch a match that had a boxer who he lost to before.
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