Final opponent: Riku Sato, Japanese champion. Calm, deadly, undefeated at home. He wasn't aggressive. He was precise.
Fight night: Tokyo Dome was packed. Indian flags waved. So did Japanese ones.
Round one: Riku controlled the pace. Aarav couldn't land a clean hit.
Round two: Aarav used leg kicks, slowed Riku's movement.
Round three: Tie on points. Riku landed a spinning back elbow. Aarav staggered. Blood.
Ten seconds left.
Aarav remembered every rejection, every metro ride, every betrayal.
He whispered: "One more."
He launched a flying roundhouse. Riku dodged. Aarav switched midair—left elbow to chin.
Knockout.