Joe visits the Shiraki Gym to pick up his prize money. There, he learns the World Champion had defeated Carlos. Joe also learns Carlos had become incapacitated as a boxer and that he was to blame.
De passage dans les locaux du club Shiraki afin de toucher le chèque du match du réveillon, Joe apprend que Carlos a perdu par K.O. son match contre le champion du monde. Il est d'autant plus troublé que Harry ROBERT, le coach de Carlos annonce que cette défaite serait due à un coup reçu lors du match du réveillon…
Joe e Noriko passeiam no parque e divagam sobre a opção de Joe pelo Boxe, abdicando de sua juventude.
