World & Setting
15 entries in the Hajime no Ippo compendium.
Korakuen HallThe historic Tokyo arena where underdogs rise, champions fall, and the true spirit of boxing lives.Tokyo Metropolitan GymnasiumA Shibuya sporting complex built in 1954, rebuilt by a Pritzker Prize winner, and host to two Olympic Games.Yokohama ArenaThe roaring heart of Yokohama where legends are forged in the ring.Osaka Prefectural GymnasiumThe roaring heart of Kansai boxing where legends are forged in sweat and thunderous applause.MiddleweightWhere heavy hands meet a heart that refuses to stop swinging.HeavyweightWhere the canvas shakes and every punch carries the weight of a mountain.WelterweightA weight class typically between lightweight and middleweight, used across multiple combat sports.Light WelterweightFourteen pounds of heart where speed meets the wall of power.LightweightLightweight is the arena where Ippo Makabe steps into the professional ring, where he forges his identity as…Super FeatherweightThirteen pounds of heart, speed, and the will to never stop swinging.FeatherweightWhere speed outthinks power and every ounce of technique decides the round.Junior MiddleweightThe division where speed learns to punch and punch learns to think.BantamweightWhere a small-gym kid's left hook becomes the heaviest thing in the ring.WBCThe invisible referee that decides who gets to stand under the world-title lights.WBAThe strap that turns a national champion into a name the whole world remembers.
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