The snowball surrounding Ryoma only keeps growing. Just when the boxing world believes the frenzy has finally reached its peak, another incident sends it crashing into an even bigger headline.
Right after Ramirez's highly publicized sentencing and apology, the spotlight once again swings toward the same young boxer, this time after a knife attack outside Nakahara's Gym left Japanese champion Ryohei Yamada hospitalized.
Witnesses at the scene consistently told investigators that the attacker was charging straight at Ryoma before Ryohei stepped into his path and took the stab wound instead.
That single detail is enough to breathe new life into the conspiracy theories that have refused to die for nearly two years.
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