Ring ni Kakero Vol. 23 — Manga Raw / Buy Official

In this volume the Japanese team is driven into a corner against a superior opponent. As the threat of defeat closes in, a fighter who had lingered in the shadows awakens and unleashes a hidden technique to break the deadlock. Words a sister offers her brother become the trigger, and the young boxer, coughing up blood, rises to deliver an all-out strike. He seizes victory, but an irreversible price is carved into his body. Late in the volume, an even greater rival is foreshadowed, and tension for the decisive battle draws taut. With friendship and sacrifice that strike the heart, this volume holds some of the series' finest scenes.