He watched the spar between Makunouchi Ippo and Miyata. He was thrilled when he heard that Miyata was about to have a spar. Fujii visited the Kamogawa Boxing Gym in order to talk to Miyata.
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He mentioned that Miyata Ichirō is apparently good despite not having a pro debut. History Part I Early Days Arcįujii, along with his assistant while driving, noted how Japan has almost everything but world champions. Three years after Date Eiji retired after losing to WBA champion Ricardo Martinez, Fujii visited the Nakadai Boxing Gym and wondered if Date would be able to challenge the world title again, Nakadai did not believe he would come back, however. At some point, Fujii began working as a journalist at the Monthly Boxing Fan. The two made a promise for Shinoda to become a JBC champion, then world champion, as Fujii writes about him as he makes his way up. Fujii instead wanted him to go and make that dream come true, while he decided to report on boxing instead. Shinoda thought they shared the same dream- To go to the Olympics or become a champion as a pro. However, Fujii revealed to him that he thinks he is done as a boxer.
One day after a spar, Shinoda announced to Fujii that he is going to turn pro, and looks forward to seeing him in the ring someday.