Since Renji disappeared from the boxing world, things had never fully stabilized for Kirizume. The momentum that once carried his gym into every major conversation had slowly thinned out.
Serrano had been the obvious answer at first; young, reliable, marketable, a champion who could hold a card together. But even that has never been strong enough to support an entire ecosystem.
Outside of Serrano? There is very little consistent drawing power. Even Kazuya Tojo remains stuck in the same division, top 15 ranker with no real momentum behind him, trapped in the shadow of the champion in his own gym.
The guy himself has already been considering leaving Kirizume's management recently, increasingly frustrated by remaining in Serrano's shadow, and by purses that no longer match his expectations.
