Date eiji

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He was a JBC and OPBF featherweight champion and was frequently referred to as the second best featherweight boxer in the world by Ricardo Martinez , before his second loss against the latter, ending his career. He played the initial small time antagonist during the events of Ippo's first national championship road. Date married Aiko Date , a daughter of a wealthy family. They met after Date's first JBC champion title match, noticing that Aiko had only been dragged along and was not initially interested in watching Date. Date was excited to impress Aiko, and sought the world championship to prove his strength to her. He was, however, severely outclassed and was knocked out in the second round.

Date eiji

Hide Ads Login Sign Up. Eiji Date. Edit Character Information. Remove from Favorites Add to Favorites. Details Clubs Pictures. He is the first boxer to have defeated Ippo in the ring, making Kamogawa throw the towel. After this fateful match, Date went after the WBA title—a rematch with Ricardo Martinez, who was making his 18th title defense—but lost by K. The injuries he received in this fight included broken hands and a fractured jaw, and seriously limited Date's chances of making a return to the ring. He has, however, passed on his dream to Ippo. Currently, he trains other boxers at the Nakadai Gym. At the time of his retirement, Date held a record of with 17 KO's.

He originally was a delinquent who often got into fights. Tokyo, Japan.

After seven years Eiji Date will finally have his rematch with Ricardo Martinez, the world featherweight champion. The title match begins, Date starts the match off with two lefts, the secon Read all After seven years Eiji Date will finally have his rematch with Ricardo Martinez, the world featherweight champion. The title match begins, Date starts the match off with two lefts, the second landing on the champion's face. Sign In Sign In. New Customer?

Hide Ads Login Sign Up. Eiji Date. Edit Character Information. Remove from Favorites Add to Favorites. Details Clubs Pictures. He is the first boxer to have defeated Ippo in the ring, making Kamogawa throw the towel. After this fateful match, Date went after the WBA title—a rematch with Ricardo Martinez, who was making his 18th title defense—but lost by K.

Date eiji

From day one of Date Eiji 's career, Nakadai was his coach. But after Date's loss, Nakadai lost his most popular fighter. After these events Nakadai tried to train more fighters like Date, but for a whole six years, not even one fighter was able to endure the training, and quit boxing. Six years after the event in Mexico, Date returned to fight in the ring once again. Although he was sceptical of Date's age, he reluctantly agreed to train Date so that he could once again become the top contender for the world title. When Date came back to the gym from his roadwork, Nakadai began the spar.

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Later, the finals for the Class A Tournament began. His black hair is grown short and styled neatly save for a few stray strands sticking out in several places. He asked Itagaki to transfer to his gym since the Kamogawa gym already has Ippo and Takamura. After eight Japanese featherweight title defenses and wins over other Asian national champions from Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia, Ippo's fight with Mexican boxer Alfredo Gonzales for the 2 spot in the WBC World Rankings was his first loss since becoming champion. Akira Tomonaga [33]. When Ippo found Date, Ippo walked up to him, and, after a quick exchange, readied a liver blow. List of video games Random Game. Date's iconic scar on the bridge of his nose is present, along with his ever present stubble. Date began to test Ippo by throwing jabs and saw that Ippo had grown from their spar. Since the Dempsey Roll could not be used if the opponent won't back down, Ippo utilized all three of his techniques. Toshio Suzuki [7]. Storyline Edit. Date returned home and told his wife to bring their son to the ring after his match so he can hold him high as the world champion. Sometimes he honors the moniker by wearing the Bear pelt, bearing his scars proudly. When he was around five years old, his firefighter father died while rescuing a boy about the same age as Sendo during a blaze.

After Hiroko checks Ippo's temperature, Volg enters the room, immediately apologising to Hiroko for causing Ippo's injured condition. Hiroko reassures Volg that it happened in a match so it is fine and begins peeling an apple for Volg as he remembers his own mother.

He was knocked out in the 2nd round, and among other injuries, got a scar on the bridge of his then-fractured nose. Date realised that Ricardo wanted him to lower his guard in order to attack him so Ricardo could attack his face. After Date hit the overwhelmed Ippo in the face, Date began attacking Ippo's guard aggressively while also guarding Ippo's punches. View history Talk 0. When the second round began, Date was unable to use his planned Corkscrew Blow due to Ippo's weaving. He then expressed his interest on Ippo's Dempsey Roll , noting that if he used that on him, he would be in trouble. Sign In Sign In. The title match begins, Date starts the match off with two lefts, the secon However, during the fight for the division title, Ippo injured his right hand and as a result decided to skip the fight. Date's iconic scar on the bridge of his nose is present, along with his ever present stubble. By the time the brawl was over, at least twenty people were injured. Jeff Brooks [4]. Date proceeded to watch Takamura his match with Ippo and Miyata when round four began. Details Edit. At the press conference between Date and Ricardo, the former thanked the super champion for bringing the belt from Mexico to Japan for him, while Ricardo told the reporters to not expect much from the challenger.