The Boxer Reading Guide: Is It Finished, and Where Should You Start?

Start The Boxer with “Ep. 1 - The Genius” on WEBTOON, or Volume 1 of the Ize Press books. Follow your chosen edition in order, including the later story material. The original webtoon is complete.

That is the short reading route. The slightly confusing part is the number attached to it: one Korean listing shows 134 entries, while an official set is sold as 123 episodes. Those figures need a little context before you use either as a checklist.

I’ll separate the starting point, the episode totals, and the book edition below. No need to plan your reading around a list of future opponents.

Spoiler level: No match results or ending events. One section notes a change in narrative focus in the later material. Publisher descriptions linked for the later books contain plot spoilers.

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Is The Boxer finished?

Yes. JH’s original webtoon is complete. Both the official English WEBTOON listing and the Korean Naver listing identify it as completed.

That answers whether you are starting an unfinished serial. It does not tell you how many episodes your browser will display or which chapters your account can currently open.

The English page directs readers to the app for more episodes. A short desktop list is therefore not a reliable measure of the story’s full length.

Where should you start?

For the English webtoon, begin with “Ep. 1 - The Genius”. For the English books, begin with Ize Press Volume 1.

My recommendation is to let the opening introduce the characters before looking up a preferred fighter’s arc. Character searches are an easy way to encounter a match result you did not mean to learn.

The first-volume synopsis introduces Coach K’s discovery of an unusually gifted teenager. That is enough background to start; you do not need a full cast chart beforehand.

There is no need to alternate between the scrolling edition and the books. Choose the format you prefer and follow its sequence.

Starting points for the official editions

Edition	Where to begin
English webtoon	Episode 1 on WEBTOON; continue through that series.
English print comic	Ize Press Volume 1; continue in volume order.
Korean original	Episode 1 on Naver WEBTOON or Naver Series.

Why do the Korean listings show 123 and 134?

The Naver WEBTOON page currently shows 134 entries. The regular Naver Series listing also shows a total of 134.

But Naver Series sells a separate 123-episode collected set. Its contents note specifically covers episodes 1–123 and excludes hiatus specials and the afterword.

So the total shown by a platform and the contents of a particular purchase bundle are different counting contexts. The 123-episode product is not, simply because of its title, evidence that every other entry belongs to an unfinished sequel.

For your own reading, check the actual episode labels in the edition you are using. Do not calculate where to jump by subtracting one site’s total from another’s.

The same care applies to English: neither Korean figure should be presented as an independently verified total for the English app. Follow its own listing rather than expecting every language edition’s counter to match.

Should you keep reading after the central storyline?

For a complete first read, I recommend continuing through the later story material in the same edition. You do not need to move it ahead of the opening or hunt for it as a prerequisite.

This is not just a recommendation to keep scrolling past every possible stopping point. The publisher’s Volume 12 description explicitly marks a transition from Yu’s story to Injae’s. That is a change of focus within the collected series.

I am leaving the surrounding events out here. The useful reading-order point is that a central storyline reaching its conclusion does not make the remaining pages unrelated to the volume sequence you have been following.

Finish the edition’s closing narrative material before deciding that you have covered the whole story. Treat an afterword as commentary, rather than another fight or a new installment you need to place chronologically.

Is the English print edition complete too?

Ize Press has published a 13-volume English edition. The publisher identifies Volume 13 as the finale and lists its release date as May 19, 2026.

That gives print readers a straightforward route: Volumes 1–13, in order. The publisher’s last-volume page also lists the preceding books, which is useful when checking a retailer’s incomplete selection.

These are collected comic volumes, not a separate prose-novel series to read before the webtoon.

If you have already started digitally and want to switch to print, check the contents or a legal preview of the relevant book before buying. This guide does not assign webtoon episode ranges to individual volumes: matching a chapter number to a similarly numbered book would be misleading.

One more small warning: late-volume shopping descriptions can reveal quite a lot. Once you know which volume you need, you can skip the promotional synopsis.

Where can you read it officially?

For English digital reading, use WEBTOON. For English printed books, use the Ize Press listing and its linked retailers.

For the Korean original, use Naver WEBTOON or Naver Series.

Completed does not mean every episode is freely available in every browser or region. Check the official service for the access options shown to your account, including any app, payment, or unlocking requirements. This guide does not promise a particular free-reading allowance or price.

If a bookshop search shows several works called The Boxer, check that the author is JH. On the Korean services, look for 더 복서 by 정지훈.

A few things to know before opening Episode 1

The opening premise includes bullying, and the sport involves physical violence. Ize Press rates the English books T (Teen); Naver marks the Korean series 15+. Those are the editions’ own labels, not identical rating systems.

You can use the opening preview to judge the tone without first reading a spoiler-heavy ending explanation. If you want something gentle at the moment, it is reasonable to choose another story and come back later.

If you’re still deciding whether the story suits you, my webtoon review shares what I loved about the artwork and characters, alongside the predictable matches and emotional weight I would keep in mind.

For the creator, premise, and adaptation overview, visit The Boxer title guide. To begin reading now, the first episode or first volume is all the navigation you need.