World Class Strength is the 5th episode of Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger series, and it was released on Febuary 3rd, 2009. Meanwhile the "Makunouchi fishing boat " does well, Umezawa comes out and says that Ippo must rest cause he will fight the world champion. Everyone there got excited until Ippo said that it is just a sparring match. As Ippo spars with Ricardo , he gets him finished with his left only. And right in the next day, Miyata spars with Eiji Date and fails too.